“His Excellency Sir, it will interest you to know that Obaseki’s act started 2 years ago when he went for Art Exhibition ...

Set within the ancient moats of the Benin Kingdom, the rammed-earth construction links the ... Chika Okeke-Agulu, Robert Schirmer (Professors of Art & Archaeology and African American Studies at ...

“Dahomey,” a formally inventive documentary, traces the journey across continents of 26 artworks looted from the West African ...

African sculpture traditions hold a mirror to the continent's soul, echoing the heartbeat of its diverse communities and histories. From the ancient whispers of Nigeria 's Nok terracottas to the ...

As the name suggests, it is a social anthropological museum dedicated to the study and preservation of objects from all over ...

Looted by French colonial forces from the Kingdom of Dahomey (1600–1904), these represent just a fraction of some 7,000 ...

Opening of the Museum of West African Art Institute in the Nigerian city will include a live archaeological dig ...

From a historical perspective, the origins of Benin beads trace back to ancient times, when they symbolized the economic ...

The French Senegalese director passed on big-budget Hollywood projects before making her latest film—a fantastical ...

Actor-director Mati Diop’s documentary chronicles the transfer of 26 royal treasures from an exhibition in Paris’s Musée du ...

In the heart of Benin City, the Museum of West African Arts , MOWAA, is rising as a cultural beacon, reclaiming the ancient ...