Museums worldwide are returning the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. Here's why it matters, who's receiving them, and what it means ...

The ancient city of Benin, the Edo State capital, witnessed an artistic rebirth when some legendary and emerging Nigerian visual artists converged on the red city for a 10-day Benin Art Fair.

“It is about reconnecting with our culture, art, and spirituality.” Held annually, the Voodoo Festival has gained momentum as a key cultural event, drawing attendees from across Africa and beyond.

The terracotta and iron Commemorative Head from the 16th or 17th century and a 16th–century bronze Relief Plaque Showing Two ...

As 2025 began, we wondered if looted art would return home this year—be it paintings illegally seized by Nazis, the Parthenon Marbles, or the Benin Bronzes.In this timeline, T&C will keep track ...

The Museum of Fine Arts will close its Benin Kingdom Gallery on April 28, the museum announced Tuesday. The gallery opened in 2013 after the MFA accepted works lent from the collection of Robert Owen ...

The two pieces were returned as part of the museum’s colonial-era provenance program which looks to identify artifacts that ...

The Benin Bronzes were stolen from Africa during colonial times ART | AGENCIES | It took more than a century but they are finally home. The Netherlands have returned 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, ...

Matthew Teitelbaum has presided over the MFA as museums across the country have become arenas of cultural struggle.