MMA2 art gallery: Where travel meets arts, culture

Across the world, an ideal airport terminal has gone beyond just being a place where passengers are processed for travel. It has transformed to become an edifice that houses several shops, malls, art galleries, exhibition centres amongst others.

Nigeria is beginning to get in touch with the international transformation that has swept through airport terminals.

It was therefore with excitement that passengers welcomed the launch of a new art gallery put together by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), the operator of the Murtala Muhammad Airport Terminal Two (MMA2).

The art gallery has become a place where travellers meet arts, culture and artefacts.

The art gallery is expected to enhance passenger experience at the terminal.

Named ‘The Art Experience,’ the art gallery was launched to celebrate BASL 16th anniversary.

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The gallery has various compartments that would delight passengers.

There will be a normal component where we will sell art, interact with it and expose it to the people.

There will also be a place for collectors, but the most important as described by Bi-Courtney is to use the platform to celebrate Nigeria and encourage people.

The gallery, designed to enhance the standard of operation and passenger experience, features Nigerian arts and culture, promoting innovation and providing a platform for young artists to interact with art enthusiasts, Wale Babalakin, chairman of BASL said.

Describing the gallery as the parlour of the airport, Wilson Agu, manager of the Art Gallery said the gallery is expected to be a projector of Nigerian cultures.

He also stated the establishment of the art gallery at MMA2 reflects BASL’s commitment to showcasing Nigerian art and culture, fostering innovation, and providing a platform for emerging artists to engage with art enthusiasts and experts.

“This is to have a platform where art can live, thrive and interact with people,” Agu said.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.