4 Nov – 5 Nov 2025
This year, Y.S.F. returns to Lagos with a difference! We are pleased to offer bookings that include our Re-assemblages Symposium on 4 - 5 November 2025 during Lagos Art Week. Hosted by G.A.S. and Y.S.F., the symposium will convene African and global archivists, artists, curators, and cultural practitioners for a series of conversations, panels, performances and site-specific interventions. This is followed by a 3-day programme around the wider Lagos art and culture week, incorporating the Art X fair as well as a visit to G.A.S. Foundation.
RE-ASSEMBLAGES SYMPOSIUM & LAGOS PATRON TRIP 3 - 9 NOVEMBER
The minimum donation for the trip is £5,500 (excluding flights and accommodation), and it includes access to The Re-assemblages Symposium, which explores future models for African art archives with a focus on advancing curatorial themes and fostering dialogue around preservation, access, and restitution. The donation also includes a one-year Y.S.F. Bronze Patron membership and covers airport concierge service, full trip coordination and management, visa-on-arrival arrangement and cost (approximately £450 per person), event catering, security escorts, and group transportation. Please use the form on the next page to make your payment; a tax receipt will be automatically issued and emailed to you.
- Key Information
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- Arrivals: 3 November 2025
Symposium: 4 – 5 November 2025
Art trip: 6 - 9 November 2025
Departure: 9 November 2025
- Minimum Donation: £5,500 (excludes flights and accommodation)
The Re-assemblages Symposium is generously supported by Terra Foundation for American Art and Afreximbank under the auspices of the Afreximbank Art Program.
LAGOS PATRON TRIP ONLY
- The minimum donation for the trip is £3,500 (excluding flights and accommodation), and it includes access to The Re-assemblages Symposium, which explores future models for African art archives with a focus on advancing curatorial themes and fostering dialogue around preservation, access, and restitution. The donation also includes a one-year Y.S.F. Bronze Patron membership and covers airport concierge service, full trip coordination and management, visa-on-arrival arrangement and cost (approximately £450 per person), event catering, security escorts, and group transportation. Please use the form on the next page to make your payment; a tax receipt will be automatically issued and emailed to you.
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- Key Information
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- Arrivals: 5 November 2025
Trip Dates: 6 – 9 November 2025
Departure: 9 November 2025
- Minimum Donation: £3,500 (excludes flights and accommodation)
*All proceeds go towards the running of our non-profit foundations and delivery of a highly acclaimed global cross-disciplinary residency programme, with a vision to build a resilient creative infrastructure in the African continent.
LAGOS PATRON TRIP GUIDE
- Both confirmed and prospective guests can now download our initial trip information pack which includes the following:
- A draft itinerary breakdown detailing activities that are scheduled for each day of the tour
- Details about documents that need to be provided to Y.S.F. to help us secure your visa to Nigeria
- In-depth hotel booking information
- Health guidance, including vaccinations and malaria prevention
- Currency and travel money advice
- Information about weather and local conditions
- More details about our airport concierge, security and airport transfers
- Recommended and vetted Lagos restaurants, art and cultural venues
A TASTE OF OUR 2024 LAGOS ART TOUR
Highlights from the 2024 Lagos Art tour. Photographs courtesy of G.A.S. Foundation and Yinka Shonibare Foundation.
FROM OUR FRIENDS AT THE MUSEUM OF WEST AFRICAN ARTS (MOWAA)
For those seeking an extended engagement with West African cultural infrastructure, we are pleased to extend an invitation to join the opening festivities for the Museum of West African Art in Edo. Please indicate your interest in the registration form, and a member of MOWAA's staff will be in touch to make separate arrangements for your flight to and accommodation in Benin.
Event : Opening Ceremony in Benin City
Date : 9 – 11 November 2025
Where : 1 Benin Sapele Road, Oka, Benin City 300104, Edo, Nigeria