Pre-construction archaeological work at Benin City, Nigeria. Excavation of two building plots for the Museum of West African Art, Benin City, Nigeria, provides new perspectives on the Kingdom of Benin ...

The Museum of West African Art is poised to give Nigeria an institution of global significance, although its most hyped ...

Protesters in Nigeria disrupted the soft launch of a new, state-backed museum in the country’s south ahead of its scheduled ...

Nigeria’s stunning new Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) finds itself in the crosshairs of local power politics.

The House of Representatives on Tuesday unveiled plans to investigate the establishment, funding and implementation of the Framework of Museum of West African Arts (MOWAA) in Benin City, Edo State.The ...

A popular classic play " Dance of the Forests" by Noble Laureate, Prof.Wole Soyinka has inspired the first edition of the ...

Unfortunately, this celebration of culture was marred by a protest. Parts of the reception pavilion and outer exhibition spaces were vandalised, attendees were intimidated, and the event was disrupted ...

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. The ...

Extracted from: Asian and African studies (Bratislava) 10, 2001, pages 185-198. Argues that Udo is a more ancient settlement than Benin City, and that the first Benin Kingdom dynasty, that of Ogiso, ...

Partial survey of Benin and Ishan earthworks reveals much about the history and expansion of farmlands in these southern Nigerian forests in the Late Iron Age. The survey draws upon oral tradition and ...

A popular classic play "Dance of the Forests" by Noble Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has inspired the first edition of ...