Benin sculpture is more naturalistic than most African totems, as evidenced in 30 of the original bronze plaques lent by the British Museum and currently on view at the University of Pennsylvania ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — In a ceremony Tuesday morning, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art formally transferred ownership of 29 Benin bronzes to Nigeria. The bronzes are a small part ...

The National Gallery of Art (NGA), the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African Art (NMAA) and the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Museum held a joint ceremony today (11 October ...

The Benin Bronzes were stolen from Africa during colonial times ART | AGENCIES | It took more than a century but they are ...

The Museum of Fine Arts Boston has returned two works of art to the Kingdom of Benin after 12 years in its collection. The ...

In 'Atlas,' Roméo Mivekannin draws attention to the colonialist practices and ethical gray areas that permeate many European ...

The British Museum says it is restricted from permanently returning items including Benin Bronzes due to the British Museum ...

In a small gallery in Cotonou, Benin, metal sculptures of international renown adorn the walls, telling stories of construction and balance through recycled materials. These are the creations of ...

Wealthy banking scion who rescinded gift of MFA’s African bronzes is a collector — and maker — of art Robert Owen Lehman, whose forebear cofounded finance giant Lehman Bros., collected music ...

Ewuare II is a descendant of the sovereign who reigned over the kingdom when it was ransacked by British colonial soldiers in 1897. Thousands of ‘Benin Bronzes‘ – 16th- to 18th-century metal plaques ...