United States (U.S.) Mission has celebrated the conclusion of the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) project, “Sustaining a Partnership in Conservation and Preservation,” between the National Museum, Lagos and the Yale University Art Gallery. ”
 
Through this project, the Yale University Gallery of Art conducted two conservation training workshops for National Museum, Lagos conservators and staff of Yaba College of Technology Lagos, helping them preserve Nigerian historic artifacts through advanced storage, documentation, and treatment techniques.
 
The workshops in Lagos were led by conservators from the Yale University Art Gallery and the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art with additional training provided for several Nigerian museum conservators in the United States at the Yale University Art Gallery.
 
At an exhibition to mark the completion of the project in Lagos, U.S. Consul General, Will Stevens, delivered remarks underscoring the U.S. government’s support for the preservation of Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage, using the AFCP and other partnership mechanisms.
 
“The United States has been unwavering in its commitment to protect and preserve Nigeria’s cultural heritage and rich diversity,” Consul General Stevens said.
 
U.S. Consulate Public Affairs Officer Julie McKay explained that the project strengthened the U.S.-Nigeria partnership in cultural preservation by supporting workshops in conservation techniques that are mutually beneficial for the National Commission for Museum and Monuments and American museum professionals.