Kolawole Adeyera

Biography

Kolawole is a Chief Conservator at the National Museum of Unity, National Commission for Museums & Monuments (NCMM) where he has worked since 2022. Kolawole is responsible for the conservation and restoration of the museum’s collection and condition checking new acquisitions. He also undertakes record and condition photography in order to compare the condition of objects over time. Other responsibilities include regular inspection of objects in the stores and galleries, pest control management and regular cleaning of museum objects.

In 2023, Kolawole completed his master’s degree in Housing from the Urban and Regional Planning Department at the University of Ibadan.

Kolawole is particularly interested in conservation and photography. He is presently working on a project focusing on the environmental degradation of heritage sites in Ibadan, and the conservation of bronze objects.

At the British Museum
During Kolawole’s time on the International Training Programme he was be based in the Department of Africa, Oceania and Americas and spent his UK partner placement at National Museums Northern Ireland.

As an ongoing project throughout the six-week programme, fellows were asked to use their existing skills and experience, and the knowledge gained throughout the annual programme, to create, develop, and propose a new interpretation for an object currently on display in the British Museum. Working in his departmental group, Kolawole used their object, a hunting coat made from deer skin, to emphasise the importance of working with the community of origin when displaying objects significant to that culture.

Kolawole’s participation on the International Training Programme was generously supported by the Edith Murphy Foundation.