People need places to gather.
Palava House is a cultural platform in Lagos. We make rooms where people meet, and we document what happens in them.
What we do
Small gatherings around music, food, books, film and ideas. Conversations that don't have to end in agreement. A record of it all, so it isn't lost.
- SpaceRooms for gathering.
- ProgrammesReasons for people and ideas to meet.
- Media & PublishingStories that travel beyond the room.
- ArchiveA record of what happened.
Music · Design · Architecture · Cities · Art · Fashion · Food · Craft · Nightlife · Literature · History · Everyday African life
Our spaces
A house in Lagos. Low light, records, books, tea and cocktails. Come for a programme, or for nothing in particular.
Programmes
Recurring formats rather than one-off events.
- Listening RoomOne selector, a few records, and why they matter.
- Palava SessionsOne guest. Their work, their story.
- Small CircleOne question, a small circle, no stage.
- Open TableDinner for a small group. Sometimes a chef, sometimes a stranger's recipe.
- Palava ScreenA film, then the conversation.
- Palava ReadsBring something worth reading aloud. Not a book club.
- Show & TellBring an object. Tell us why it matters.
- Work in ProgressUnfinished work, small audience.
- City PalavaLagos, and other African cities, as the subject.
- Palava After DarkThe same house, later.
What's on
Announced here and on @palavahouse. RSVP by email.
Palava After DarkEvery Friday
Sunday at PalavaEvery Sunday
Come. Sit. Stay awhile.
Lagos.
Address and directions sent with your RSVP.
ola@palavahouse.com — visits, RSVPs
hello@palavahouse.com — general enquiries
@palavahouse
One email when there's something worth coming to.