Silverbird Galleria Explained

Silverbird Galleria
Location:Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Opening Date:2004
Floors:4 floors

Silverbird Galleria is a shopping mall and entertainment centre in Victoria Island, Lagos.[1]

History

Silverbird Galleria was established in 2004 by Silverbird Group,[2] a media and real estate company founded by Ben Murray-Bruce in the 1980s. The movie theatre, Silverbird Cinemas which revolutionalized cinema in Nigeria[3] pioneered the first five-screens Cineplex in sub-Saharan Africa. Silverbird Cinemas also possesses the largest cinema chain in West Africa with several locations in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Uyo and Accra, Ghana.

The Lagos Galleria

Silverbird Galleria has a shirts retailer, café and mobile network offices for feasible communication and internet access, all located on the ground floor. Electronic gadgets retailers and the Rhythm 93.7 FM broadcasting studio (operated by Silverbird) are on the first floor. The second floor has arcades and food services. The Silverbird Cinema is on the third and topmost floor. Additional services include a pharmacy, lounge and beauty shop. There is also a Silverbird galleria located at Ikeja CityMall, Lagos. It is at the top of the escalators on the right.[2]

Facility locations

The Galleria has sister locations in other parts of Nigeria[4] and internationally:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Cultures of Globalization: Coherence, Hybridity, Contestation Rethinking Globalizations. Kevin Archer. M. Martin Bosman. M. Mark Amen. Ella Schmidt. 60. Routledge. 2013. 9781317996637.
  2. Book: Class Struggle and Resistance in Africa. Leo Zeilig. Haymarket Books. 2009. 9781931859684.
  3. News: Victoria Island – Lagos. 7 February 2015. Richard Imhoagene. Nigerian observer. 8 April 2015.
  4. Book: NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®. 64. Michael Chima Ekenyerengozi. Lulu.com, Nollywood Mirror. 2013. 9781304729538.
  5. Book: African Video Movies and Global Desires: A Ghanaian History Research in International Studies, Africa Series. 214–215. Carmela Garritano. 15 February 2013. Ohio University Press, 2013. 9780896804845.