At the moment, many museums still hold hundreds of pieces of Benin art. These artefacts are important to the people of modern-day Africa and many people are campaigning for the art to be returned ...

Benin art features people ... Now, head south over France and into Africa. We are in that little corner where Nigeria will be one day. You’ve made it! Welcome to the Benin civilisation.

The legendary singer joins Q's Tom Power to reflect on her childhood in Benin, her daring escape to France, and what that ...

Benin art market is still evolving, unlike Lagos. She stated that notwithstanding, there are strong indications the art market is picking up considering the recent developments recorded in the sector.

This year marks the 125th anniversary of the British Punitive Expedition, which saw thousands of sculptures and cultural artefacts stolen during the destruction of Benin City (in present-day Nigeria).

black-and-white photographs taken by Constance Stuart Larrabee in South Africa between 1936 and 1983, Henry and Margaret Thompson Drewal’s field research depicting Yorùbá art and culture, Nigerian ...

In 2026, Nigeria plans to open the Edo Museum of West African Art in Benin City. The museum will house a majority of the Benin Bronzes returned by the Netherlands.

Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, on Monday, received two artefacts, a mother hen and a bronze plaque, from the University of Iowa Museum, United States of America. Cory Gundlach, a curator from the ...

Nigeria is on a quest to recover the thousands of intricate sculptures and castings that were looted by British soldiers during a raid on the then-separate Kingdom of Benin, located in what is now ...