World twins festival promoters, Oguntoye brothers become international cultural ambassadors

Taiwo and Kehinde Oguntoye have been named as cultural ambassadors for National Museum of Unity.

The National Commission for Museums and Monuments, National Museum of Unity, Ibadan honoured the popular twins during the 2023 International Museum Day celebration on Thursday.

The twins are the initiators of the famous World Twins Festival and founders of Twins Tourism.

Dr Yemi Farounbi, the former Nigerian Ambassador to Philippines chaired the colourful occasion, held at Oba Alado Awaye Hall of the Museum in Ibadan.

In his address at the event themed Museums, Sustainability and Well Being, Farounbi challenged the participating school students to be in-charge of their today as leaders of tomorrow.

He urged them not to throw away the cultural values, objects in museum exhibition is teaching.

Farounbi emphatically demonstrated to the participants great lessons the conserved last car of the late Premier of Western Nigeria, Chief Ladoke Akintola can teach them about greatness.

Earlier, in his opening remark, the Director General, National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Prof. Abba Isa Tijani who was represented by the curator, and deputy director, National Museum of Unity, Ibadan, Mrs Oriyomi Pamela Otuka stated that through the years, International Museum Day has become a veritable avenue to advocate for the role of museums in the society.

He further said that the theme for the year's Museum Day has opened up huge possibilities for museums and cultural organizations to engage with the health and well-being of society.

Highlights of the 2023 International Museum day celebration were the presentation of awards in acknowledgement of immense contributions to culture and African tradition which was presented to Ambassador Dr. Yemi Farounbi, Karamat Ajala, Ajibola Ogunkeyede and Ambassadors Taiwo and Kehinde Oguntoye as International Cultural Ambassadors.

Other activities at the event included cultural performance by Ogere Community High School, Inter Schools quiz competition , cutting of the International Museum Day celebration cake among others.

In attendance were team from American Space Ibadan, Nigeria Association of French Teachers, Museum Society of Nigeria, Friends of the Museum, selected secondary schools among others.

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