Instead, his focus has been art — collecting it and making it ... were plundered during a raid of the West African Kingdom of Benin by British troops in 1897. Last week, as the MFA was seeking ...

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“Africa is the future of music because it’s unique and it knows no boundary,” he said in his intro clip, filmed on the ... as a relic of his hometown of Benin City, Nigeria.

February 14: The Cleveland Museum of Art agreed to return the statue of Marcus ... Boudewijn Bollmann Return of Benin Bronzes, pictured, at Wereldmuseum Leiden. February 21: The Netherlands ...

The statement continued: “We are working with the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) [in Benin City], the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), the Cambridge Archaeological Unit ...

The artifacts, known as the Benin Bronzes and mostly housed in a museum in Leiden, were looted in the late 19th century by British soldiers from what is now Nigeria. They will be returned at the ...

Janhavi Mallapur, an artist and member of the creative operations team, explains that the mask is a classic specimen of Cheriyal, an indigenous art form from the state of Telangana. Alongside the ...

Indigenous artist Drew Michael discusses his craft and efforts to support young artists. Art can inspire us, provoke us and transform our thinking. Alaska Native mask carver Drew Michael’s ...

Essentially, it’s a clip art maker that follows in the footsteps of Microsoft’s AI-generated art feature in its Office products. Google’s image generator in Docs is available to paid ...

When 26 artworks looted by France in the 19th century traveled back to Benin in 2021, art historians hailed the return as a groundbreaking move that would pave the way for a steadier flow of ...

Zangbeto masks parade during the grand procession of traditional masks in Porto-Novo on August 4, 2024. Photo by Yanick Folly for AFP Spectators poured into Benin’s capital for a new festival ...

Fearful of Trump, some Americans look to make a life in Europe Emigration specialists say that a significant number of Americans have shown an interest in moving abroad in recent years, and that ...