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Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos The Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos (CCA,Lagos) is an independent non-profit visual art organisation.
Established in December 2007, it provides a platform for the development, presentation, and discussion of contemporary visual art and culture. It seeks to create new audiences and to prioritise media such as photography, animation, film, video, and performance art--genres which have been under-represented in Nigeria. CCA,Lagos supports the intellectual and critical development of different art and
Join us for our next Unfinished Conversations Book Club reading this Friday. 📚
Our facilitator, Chinyere Obieze shares why she chose This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga and what makes this session one to look forward to.
In this video, she reflects on the themes of the book and invites us into an afternoon of conversation, reflection, music, art, and connection.
📍 CCA Lagos Library
📅 29 May
⏰ 3PM
Come ready to read, reflect, question, and connect.
TGIF at CCA Lagos 🌙📚
Our Exhibitions and Technical Assistant, Moses Taiwo , seems to be enjoying Friday nights at the library a little too much 😭✨
At this point, we’re convinced the books, soft silence, and calm corners won’t let him go home… so we decided to let you join the vibe too.
Spend your evenings slowing down, reading, researching, or simply existing peacefully with us at CCA Lagos 🤍
18/05/2026
From NOK to NOW
This Children’s Day, we’re taking young minds on a creative journey through Nigeria’s rich art history, from the ancient Nok civilization to contemporary artistic expression.
Presented by CCA Lagos in partnership with Holiday Art Garage, NOK 2 NOW is an interactive experience filled with storytelling, reading, coloring, pretend archaeology, artifact creation, and hands-on contemporary artmaking designed to spark curiosity and imagination in children.
📍 9 McEwen Street, Sabo, Yaba, Lagos
📅 Tuesday, 26th May 2026
⏰ 10AM – 2PM
Come let the children discover the past, imagine the future, and create in the now. ✨
Our next Unfinished Conversations Book Club reading is almost here. 📚
This month, we will be reading This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga, a moving and thought-provoking novel exploring memory, survival, identity, and postcolonial realities.
The book is available now at the CCA Lagos Library.
Stop by, pick up a copy, and hurry to read before the next meeting. ✨
15/05/2026
Dear friends of CCA Lagos,
Thank you for your continued interest in our space. We would like to kindly clarify that CCA Lagos is a library and art gallery dedicated to research, learning, and artistic engagement, and not a co-working or workspace facility.
We look forward to welcoming you to explore, read, reflect, and experience the space with us soon. ✨
With love,
Team CCA Lagos
13/05/2026
Join us for the May edition of Unfinished Conversations Book Club, chaired by Chinyere Obieze. 📚
The focus book is This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga, a powerful reflection on memory, survival, womanhood, and postcolonial realities.
This session opens into a wider conversation shaped by literature, music, theory, art, and food, drawing from the works of Achille Mbembe, Simon Chimbetu, and Dzikamai Nyahunzvi.
📅 Saturday, 31 May
⏰ 6PM
📍 CCA Lagos Library + Online
To attend, you must be a CCA Lagos Library member. Register via the link in bio.
Come ready to read, reflect, question, and connect.
11/05/2026
Join us for the May edition of Unfinished Conversations Book Club, chaired by .obieze . 📚
We will read and discuss This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga, a powerful reflection on memory, survival, womanhood, and postcolonial realities.
This session opens into a wider conversation shaped by literature, music, theory, art, and food, drawing from the works of Achille Mbembe, Simon Chimbetu, and Dzikamai Nyahunzvi.
📅 Saturday, 31 May
⏰ 6PM
📍 CCA Lagos Library + Online
To attend, you must be a CCA Lagos Library member. Register via the link in bio.
Come ready to read, reflect, question, and connect.
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9 McEwen Street, Yaba
Lagos
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Opening Hours
| Monday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 - 18:00 |