MBARI KOLA

MBARI KOLA IN THE ART NEWSPAPER

IKOYI, LAGOS, NIGERIA

MAY 2026

Founded by curator Ugoma Chinelo Ebilah, the founder of Bloom Art Lagos, Mbari Kola occupies a renovated Ikoyi building overlooking the lagoon. Beyond exhibitions, it will host residencies, film screenings, concerts and readings focused on pan-African art and culture, and it houses the Mbari Kola Arts and Culture Foundation, which Ebilah established in 2019. FOLA led positioning and PR ahead of the opening, including a feature in The Art Newspaper now on UK newsstands