PROGRAMS
Our programs are designed to educate, inspire, and connect people of all ages with the richness of Yoruba heritage. Whether you’re learning the language, exploring traditional arts, or joining community events, you’ll find a welcoming space to grow and belong
Discover the Heart of Yoruba Culture
Our programs are designed to educate, inspire, and connect people of all ages with the richness of Yoruba heritage. Whether you’re learning the language, exploring traditional arts, or joining community events, you’ll find a welcoming space to grow and belong.
Yoruba Language Academy
Learn the Language. Live the Culture.
The Yoruba Language Academy offers immersive learning experiences for children, adults, and families. Our classes blend conversation, reading, writing, and cultural context to help learners build confidence and fluency. Whether you’re reconnecting with your roots or discovering Yoruba for the first time, our instructors guide you with patience and passion.
Children’s programs use songs, games, and storytelling to make learning joyful, while adult classes focus on practical communication and cultural literacy. Conversation cafés and literacy clubs provide relaxed spaces to practice speaking with others.
Children’s programs use songs, games, and storytelling to make learning joyful, while adult classes focus on practical communication and cultural literacy. Conversation cafés and literacy clubs provide relaxed spaces to practice speaking with others.
Oral Heritage & Storytelling Hub
Where Stories Come Alive
Storytelling is a living treasure in Yoruba culture, and our Oral Heritage Hub keeps this tradition vibrant. Visitors can enjoy Alo Apamo storytelling nights, where elders and master storytellers share folktales, proverbs, riddles, and timeless wisdom. These gatherings create a warm, intergenerational space filled with laughter, reflection, and cultural pride.
Our Oral History Recording Project also preserves the voices and experiences of Yoruba elders and community members. These recordings become part of our digital archive, ensuring that future generations can learn from the past.
Our Oral History Recording Project also preserves the voices and experiences of Yoruba elders and community members. These recordings become part of our digital archive, ensuring that future generations can learn from the past.
Film & Media Lab
Preserving Culture Through Modern Storytelling
Our Film & Media Lab brings Yoruba storytelling into the digital age. We host regular screenings of Yoruba films from classic Nollywood favorites to modern cinematic works followed by discussions that explore themes, history, and cultural representation.
The Lab also offers hands-on training in podcasting, video editing, digital archiving, and documentary storytelling. Participants learn how to use media to preserve and share Yoruba culture with the world.
The Lab also offers hands-on training in podcasting, video editing, digital archiving, and documentary storytelling. Participants learn how to use media to preserve and share Yoruba culture with the world.
Yoruba Cosmology & Philosophy Series
Wisdom, Worldview, and Cultural Insight
This program invites visitors to explore the depth and beauty of Yoruba worldview. Through engaging lectures and workshops, participants learn about Yoruba cosmology, ethics, symbolism, and the cultural meanings behind festivals and rituals. The series emphasizes cultural understanding rather than religious instruction, making it accessible to all.
Sessions highlight how Yoruba philosophy shapes community life, identity, and artistic expression.
Sessions highlight how Yoruba philosophy shapes community life, identity, and artistic expression.
History & Diaspora Studies
A Global Yoruba Story
Our History & Diaspora Studies program traces the journey of Yoruba people across time and continents. Visitors learn about the great Yoruba kingdoms, precolonial societies, and the cultural achievements that shaped West African history. The program also explores the Yoruba diaspora in Brazil, Cuba, Trinidad, the United States, and beyond.
Through lectures, exhibitions, and guest speakers, participants discover how Yoruba traditions have influenced global music, religion, language, and identity.
Through lectures, exhibitions, and guest speakers, participants discover how Yoruba traditions have influenced global music, religion, language, and identity.
Youth & Family Engagement
Growing Culture Together
This program creates joyful, educational experiences for families and young people. Children can participate in Yoruba summer camps, cultural games, storytelling sessions, and creative workshops that build confidence and cultural pride. Activities are designed to be fun, hands-on, and deeply rooted in Yoruba values.
Families can also enjoy cooking classes, cultural birthday celebrations, and weekend events that strengthen community bonds.
Families can also enjoy cooking classes, cultural birthday celebrations, and weekend events that strengthen community bonds.
Signature Annual Events
Celebrate Yoruba Culture All Year Long
Our annual events bring the entire community together in celebration of Yoruba culture. From the vibrant Yoruba New Year Festival to the colorful Egungun cultural showcase, each event highlights the richness of Yoruba traditions through music, dance, food, and art.
Other major events include the Yoruba Food & Arts Festival, the Adire & Fashion Runway Show, and the Yoruba Excellence Awards, which honor individuals who contribute to cultural preservation and community leadership.
Other major events include the Yoruba Food & Arts Festival, the Adire & Fashion Runway Show, and the Yoruba Excellence Awards, which honor individuals who contribute to cultural preservation and community leadership.
Community Wellness & Social Life
A Place to Connect and Thrive
Our center is a gathering place where community members can connect, share, and support one another. Women’s circles, men’s leadership forums, and intergenerational mentorship programs create safe spaces for conversation, growth, and empowerment.
We also host business networking nights, social mixers, and cultural meetups that help build relationships and strengthen the Yoruba community in the diaspora.
We also host business networking nights, social mixers, and cultural meetups that help build relationships and strengthen the Yoruba community in the diaspora.
Diaspora & International Partnerships
Connecting Yoruba Communities Worldwide
This program strengthens global connections between Yoruba communities around the world. Through partnerships with cultural institutions in Nigeria and across the diaspora, we host guest artists, scholars, and cultural ambassadors who bring fresh perspectives and expertise.
Visitors can participate in exchange programs, genealogy workshops, and international cultural projects that highlight the global influence of Yoruba heritage.
Visitors can participate in exchange programs, genealogy workshops, and international cultural projects that highlight the global influence of Yoruba heritage.
Research, Archives & Certification
Preserving Knowledge for Future Generations
Our Research & Archives program preserves Yoruba heritage through documentation, scholarship, and education. The center maintains a growing collection of books, artifacts, oral histories, and digital media that visitors can explore.
We also offer certification programs for Yoruba language teachers, cultural educators, and community ambassadors. These programs ensure that Yoruba knowledge is passed on with accuracy, respect, and cultural integrity.
We also offer certification programs for Yoruba language teachers, cultural educators, and community ambassadors. These programs ensure that Yoruba knowledge is passed on with accuracy, respect, and cultural integrity.
Visual Arts & Craft Studio
Create, Explore, and Express
The Visual Arts & Craft Studio is a creative hub where tradition meets innovation. Visitors can learn the ancient art of Adire (indigo tie-dye), explore beadwork and jewelry making, or try their hand at wood carving and sculpture. Each workshop highlights the cultural significance of Yoruba artistic traditions while encouraging personal expression.
The studio also hosts exhibitions and showcases that celebrate Yoruba craftsmanship and contemporary interpretations of traditional art.
The studio also hosts exhibitions and showcases that celebrate Yoruba craftsmanship and contemporary interpretations of traditional art.