British Airways Celebrates Local Art at Renovated Lagos Lounge

As it opens the newly renovated luxurious Lagos lounge doors to travel customers, British Airways is providing a beautiful view of artworks from local artists.

The airline launched a partnership with Akoje Gallery – founded by Maro Itoje and Khalil Akar – to curate an innovative new in-lounge exhibition featuring and celebrating guest artists.  The first showcase of works is themed ‘New Beginnings’ to celebrate the lounge opening.  The selected artists will centre their works around the chosen theme.  The first group of artists slated for this partnership are Olawunmi Banjo (two paintings titled The Wait I and II), Qozeem Abdul Rahman (a Large painting titled The Guardian), and Steve Ekpenisi (a large metal sculpture titled Ulaga).

These artworks displayed across the lounge highlight British Airways’ strong association with Nigeria’s creative space.

 “We are honoured to partner with British Airways and give local Nigerian artists the chance to showcase their talents in the brand-new Lagos Lounge,” said Akar. “We hope British Airways passengers enjoy the immersion in Nigerian culture and the artists’ contribution to their local art community.”

The refurbished lounge has been cleverly designed to give customers more room to enjoy an upgraded food and beverage experience. It also features a quiet room with day beds, while the main area features relaxing comfy sofas and clusters of tables and chairs.  Customers needing to work can take advantage of new printing facilities. 

Calum Laming, British Airways’ Chief Customer Officer, said: “We’re focused on investing in the entire customer journey, not just on board.  For many of our customers, lounges are an important part of their experience, and the re-design of our Lagos lounge is a key part of our transformation strategy across our lounges around the world. We’re delighted to open our doors to this stunning lounge in Lagos and we’re confident customers will enjoy spending time in this cleverly created space.”

The lounge is open to customers travelling in Club World (business) and first, as well as Silver and Gold Executive Club Members.