Qualitative Cultural Heritage Preservation and Management in Jos Museum, North Central Nigeria - A Tool for Tourism Promotion in the 21st Century

All over the world, human actions, ideas, customs and knowledge are the most important aspects of preservation of cultural heritage. In the same manner, originality and ingenuity of Nigeria’s forebears have produced interesting results in declared national monuments, crafts and works of arts, household objects archaeological and ethnographic objects.

Arising from the above, museums apparently originated from the age-old human desires to preserve cultural identity, gain social, political, economic status and pursue knowledge.

The paper is an expository and illustrative account of Jos Museum North Central Nigeria, one of the outpost museums under the control of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments. In addition, the writer opines that though globalization has proved inevitable in every society, but this phenomenon has not overshadowed the importance of natural cultural heritage as a vector of development and social stability both for the present and future generations.

With emphasis on sections such as the MOTNA, the Zoological garden and the Tin Mining Exhibitions, the writer believes that more preservation efforts/success stories could still be achieved. Finally, some vital suggestions were advanced particularly in the area of increased awareness the for the purpose of highlighting the importance of preservation of the cultural heritage especially among the youths.