Old Residency (National Museum Calabar)
Old Residency Museum
A colonial governor's residence assembled in 1884 from prefabricated parts shipped from Britain, now a national museum showing Calabar's colonial and trading history
The Old Residency was the first administrative centre of the British Niger Coast Protectorate. The entire timber-framed building was prefabricated in Britain in the 19th century, shipped to Calabar and assembled. It is listed as a national monument of Nigeria. It now houses the Calabar branch of the National Museum, with exhibits on the palm oil trade, Efik kingship, missionary history and colonial documents, along with local woodcarvings and bronze work. It stands on a height overlooking the river port and can be visited on the same day as the Slave Trade Museum. The coordinates given are estimated.
Opening hours
About 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Marina Resort Calabar
- Watt Market
- Slave History Museum
- Duke Town Church & Mary Slessor's Grave
- Calabar Carnival
- Drill Ranch Calabar (Pandrillus)
- Tinapa Resort
- Kwa Falls