Esie Museum
- Open Sundays
Sources and dates
- Listing source: Google Places; record fetched 16 September 2026.
- Listing fields compared on 10 September 2026. This compares the stored name, address, phone, website, status and hours.
- 5 Google rating/review records held, 5 with written text; newest published 16 November 2025.
- Review records fetched 30 May 2026.
- Stored review analysis updated 30 May 2026.
- Ranking computed 19 September 2026.
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What our review analysis found
First museum in Nigeria, featuring Esie soapstone monolith figures.
- first museum in nigeria
- soapstone monoliths
- informative tour
- poor maintenance
- no electricity
- friendly staff
Stored review sentiment: Positive.
Analysis updated 30 May 2026. This summarises Google review text, not a recent visit or confirmation of services. The excerpts below may differ from the reviews used for that analysis.
Why this is ranked #3 in Museums in Ilorin
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Score by dimension ▾
Composite score 54.5 of 100
- Google rating69
- Review volume71
- Review recency43
- Profile completeness0
- Review sentiment56
- Verification0
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About
Esie Museum is one of the museums in Ilorin, located at 5VWQ+G6X, Esie 251104, Kwara, Nigeria. Its recorded Google rating is 3.9 stars from 137 reviews.
On Google, Esie Museum is listed under Museum, Tourist attraction.
Google ratings and review excerpts
- Durosomo L.11 months ago3.0 out of 5 stars
Apparently, the first museum built in Nigeria but it doesn't look it at all, or maybe it does. Poor maintenance culture has the place looking run down. The staff were very welcoming and accommodating, they made the trip worthwhile.
- Ola O.2 years ago5.0 out of 5 stars
Entrance fee was ₦500, they will not allow you to do videos as the rule of every museum but pictures are allowed. Mr Ariyo the tour guide/narrator was detailed and friendly and sounded like he knows his onions by how he explained ,so it was a good tour with interesting historical…
- Ezekiel P.3 years ago5.0 out of 5 stars
Esie Museum has 2 parts. One exclusive for Esie Soap stone monolith figures, and the other for various Nigerian Art figures and history.
- Fausat A.4 years ago4.0 out of 5 stars
Visiting the first museum is a surprisingly enjoyable experience, however, the full potential of the historic museum is yet to be fully annexed. This is a place if fully utilised can serve as a tourist attraction and generate much-needed revenue. We paid to visit and one of the…
- Diusor O.7 years ago3.0 out of 5 stars
I had an informative time visiting the museum. Interestingly, it is the first museum in Nigeria! For such a significant place, the government should put in more attention here. I couldn’t get to visit some galleries in the place due to lack of electricity. Pictures aren’t allowed…
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Esie Museum: quick answers
- Where is Esie Museum located?
- Esie Museum is located at 5VWQ+G6X, Esie 251104, Kwara, Nigeria.
- What are Esie Museum's opening hours?
- Monday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM; Tuesday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM; Wednesday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM; Thursday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM; Friday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM; Saturday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM; Sunday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM.
- Does Esie Museum have reviews?
- Yes. Esie Museum is rated 3.9★ from 137 Google reviews on Ranked.
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