The National Museum of Unity, Enugu, is a place where rich historical artefacts, art & crafts, models, sculptures, statues and works of art from various parts of the country are housed. The museum, founded in 1972, exhibits the heterogeneous culture of Nigeria by displaying invaluable cultural relics from different tribes in Nigeria. This helps in fostering understanding, love, tolerance and peaceful co-existence among the various cultural groups in the country.

Tourists and visitors are allowed to come into the National Museum of Unity, Enugu, to have a look at the collection, but cameras, phones or any recording equipment are not allowed into the premises. This allows visitors to engage in a more intense form of interaction with the cultural relics exhibited. There is usually a narrator on standby who narrates the history behind each item. Visitors are sometimes allowed to see and touch items like the Dakakari Pottery (from Kebbi), Ikenga (for rich Ibos who worship idols), Ere Ibeji (to appease the spirit of dead twins), coal, ritual staffs and divination tools, etc.

Guided tours are provided for visitors and interested parties. A research facility is also available for scholars. The three galleries present in this facility are Unity Gallery, which presents objects of art illustrating some common concepts in the belief system of the various ethnic groups of Nigeria. Then there is the Ibo Gallery, which showcases the Ibo worldview in relation to the architectural, religious, political, social and economic systems of the Ibo people. Finally is the ‘Enugu the Coal City’ Gallery, which presents the growth and development of Enugu arising from the discovery of coal.

The Museum is quite significant in preserving the national cultural heritage of the Country.