Nike Art Gallery

A five-storey gallery of Nigerian art in Lekki, founded by Nike Davies-Okundaye.

Last checked: 27 Oct 2026

A yellow bus sculpture painted with the words Nike Art Gallery, mounted on a stone wall in front of the gallery's white building with carved wall panels — Photo: Jeremy Weate, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and compressed.

Quick facts

State: Lagos State
City: Lekki
Category: Museums and art
Location: Lekki, Lagos
Founder: Nike Davies-Okundaye (also written Nike Okundaye)
Building: Five storeys
Opened: September 2009, according to ArtXLagos
Other branches: Abuja, Osogbo and Ogidi, according to Wikipedia
Collection size: Sources give different figures, so none is stated here

Nike Art Gallery is a five-storey gallery in Lekki, Lagos, showing work by Nigerian artists. It was founded by Nike Davies-Okundaye and, according to ArtXLagos, opened in September 2009.

About the gallery

The gallery shows work by Nigerian artists across five storeys. ArtXLagos describes works by over 500 visual artists. Wikipedia names the artist Chief Josephine Oboh Macleod among those shown.

According to Wikipedia, there are other branches in Abuja, Osogbo and Ogidi. Sources give different figures for the size of the collection, so we do not state one.

About the founder

Atlas Obscura says Nike Davies-Okundaye grew up in a family with textile, dyeing, weaving and painting traditions, and has taught young Nigerian artists for about 40 years. Her name is also written Nike Okundaye.

What visitors report

The details below are reported by Atlas Obscura. Confirm before you go.

Admission is free
Artworks are for sale
A shop sells handmade jewellery, bags, textiles and clothing
Traditional Yoruba dances are often performed
Hours are 10am to 6pm daily, except Sunday (1pm to 6pm)
There is no lift, so upper floors are hard to reach for wheelchair users
Photos should include a visitor, not artwork alone

Planning

Lagos is not named in the UK Foreign Office's advice against travel to parts of Nigeria (page updated 22 Oct 2026). For the wider picture, read is Nigeria safe to visit?

Nearby in Lekki are Lekki Conservation Centre and Elegushi Beach. On Lagos Island, Freedom Park has a museum and event space. Visiting in December? See Detty December in Lagos.