Formation | 2003 |
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Type | Cultural Institution |
Headquarters | Tiamiyu Savage Street, Victoria Island, Lagos |
Region served | Nigeria |
Key people | Bolanle Austen-Peters |
Website | www |
Formerly called | Terra Kulture Limited โ The Nigerian Cultural Centre |
Terra Kulture is an arts and culture center in Lagos, Nigeria with an attached restaurant.[1][2]
Nigerian lawyer Bolanle Austen-Peters founded Terra Kulture in 2003.[3]
The center is a restaurant, serving Nigerian cuisine, bookstore and cultural venue,[4] hosting exhibitions of Nigerian art,[5] theater,[6] and book readings as well as language classes in the three main Nigerian languages, Hausa, Ibo and Yoruba.[1]
Annual events at Terra Kulture includes an art auction[7] and the Taruwa festival of Performing arts.[8][9]
Terra Kulture launched its 450-seater theatre called Terra Kulture Arena, situated at its headquarters Tiamiyu Savage Crescent, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.[10]
Terra Kulture is also currently in partnership with Mastercard Foundation to empower 65,000 Young Nigerians,[11] an initiative that would form a significant part of the Terra Academy For The Arts (TAFTA) Program.[12]
In October 2022, Terra Kulture received a donation from global streaming platform Netflix, which the company plans to industry and community focused areas of engagement like academic training, bookstore and theatre.[13]