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. MOWAA’s Listening Sessions is supported by the Embassy of France in Nigeria through the Alternative Heritage Grant.