“It is about reconnecting with our culture, art, and spirituality ... Visitors flock to Ouidah, nestled on Benin’s Atlantic coast, to witness one of the world’s oldest religions come ...

This restitution contributes to redressing a historical injustice that is still being felt today,” a Dutch minister said.

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.

We know that the landscape out of which Ife (and Benin) emerged consisted ... VIEWS OF TWO HISTORIANS "The art was largely motivated by the culture, the cultural practices of the people.

That raid, and the removal of some of Benin's great art works, may have spread knowledge of Benin's culture to the world, but it left a wound in the consciousness of many Nigerians - a wound that ...

including the renowned Benin Bronzes made of brass and ivory. These artefacts were not merely art pieces; they held deep cultural and spiritual significance for the Edo people. Their removal has ...

Henry and Margaret Thompson Drewal’s field research depicting Yorùbá art and culture, Nigerian photographer Solomon Osagie Alonge’s scenes of Benin City and the Benin Royal Court, and a historical ...

2022 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).