Over the coming months, the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) will host a series of Listening Sessions across cities and spaces in Nigeria, West Africa and the African diaspora. Conceived as a period of reflection and exchange, the programme invites the public to shape the future of the institution by lending their voices, ideas and critiques. It is grounded in a simple conviction: that museums are not built in isolation, but through ongoing conversation with the publics they serve. Through a series of conversations, workshops and exchanges, MOWAA’s Listening Sessions will take place from March through May, combining in-person conversations with accessible online engagement. These encounters will bring a wide range of voices into dialogue – from emerging and established artists to heritage practitioners, from committed art audiences to those who may never have visited a museum before. By gathering and interpreting the insights that emerge from these encounters, we hope to deepen our understanding of how custodianship might be imagined in a contemporary African context, and how cultural institutions can remain meaningfully embedded in civic life. Register your interest to participate in upcoming sessions, and stay tuned for future events here.