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

Edo artist, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, Plaque, Mid-16th to 17th century, Copper alloy. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art will display nine works from the royal court of Benin in a ...

Nigeria to open MOWAA in Benin City in Nov. 2025, showcasing West African art and repatriated Benin Bronzes in a world-class ...

The world’s most famous collection of African art arrived in Britain after a spectacular act of colonial violence. In February 1897, an expeditionary force of 1,200 British soldiers and African ...

In addition to the National Museum of African Art’s collection, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History has a collection of 20 Benin bronzes. Provenance research for that collection has ...

The Museum of West African Art, based in Benin City, Nigeria, announced Thursday that it will officially open its campus to ...

The art of the Benin kingdom, Farmer-Paellmann contends, represents the proceeds of a crime against humanity. The oba should not profit from the part his ancestors played in the crime.

The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) is pleased to announce the official public opening of the first phase of its Campus ...

From the viewpoint of the institution we are developing in Nigeria, the Museum of West African Art in Edo State, there is a vital need for the narrative of the restitution of the Benin bronzes to ...

In a significant development for Nigeria’s cultural heritage, Coronation Group has partnered with the National Commission for Museums and Monuments to establish a world-class gallery to showcase ...

With Relooted, the restitution of African art enters the language of video games, as the global debate takes shape in ...