Members of the Nair Band perform in the Chinese Cultural Center of Benin, in Cotonou, Benin, May 20, ...

In Benin, a 'kataklè' - a ceremonial stool, and the final piece of the royal treasure of Abomey - has been returned by ...

Clad in protective blue surgical gloves, a Dutch museum worker gingerly unhooks a precious decorative artefact before gently ...

A concert featuring artists from northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region was held Tuesday night at the Chinese ...

Damien Agossou Degbo (front) instructs his students at his martial arts club in Akpro-Misserete, a town some 40 kilometers ...

Ezeluomba, curator of African art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and an expert on the bronzes who grew up in the Kingdom of Benin. Lehman is a great-grandson of Emanuel Lehman, one of three ...

"This is a typical example of looted art," she added. The story of the Benin Bronzes is one of violence and tragedy. It began when nine British officers were killed on a trade mission to the then ...

Benin’s request for restitution is not an isolated ... Ethiopia and Nigeria – have called for works of art and priceless artefacts to be returned. In 2021, Belgium handed the government ...