Kuti Heritage Museum
Ransome-Kuti Heritage Museum
The former home of the Ransome-Kuti family, showcasing the lives of pioneering feminist Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti and Fela Kuti, the father of Afrobeat.
This two-story old house was the family home of the Ransome-Kuti family and is now a state heritage museum. The family produced several notable Nigerians: Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, a feminist pioneer who led the 1940s women's tax protest in Abeokuta; her son Fela Kuti, the founder of Afrobeat music; and physician and human-rights activist Beko Ransome-Kuti, along with former health minister Olikoye Ransome-Kuti. The museum displays old photographs, furniture, certificates, Fela's records and performance costumes. Admission is cheap, and opening hours are irregular, so contact the museum in advance. It is near the Kuto district in the south of the city and is easily reached by taxi.
Opening hours
Approx. 09:00–17:00 (times vary)
Nearby sights
- Itoku Adire Market
- Cathedral Church of St. Peter, Ake
- Ake Palace & Centenary Hall
- Olumo Rock
- Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library