And all this, it will be history. This 16th century brass statue shows a soldier. Europeans in Benin art were often shown holding a gun. The craft workers of Benin often showed Europeans in their art.

Photography, they say, is the art of finding beauty and grace in the ordinary. With light and a camera, it becomes a canvas ...

The spots are copper discs and the eyes are made from mirrors. Benin art features people, animals and gods. Crocodiles and leopards, appear many times in the art of Benin. This brass plaque shows ...

The Vodun religion, also spelled “Vodou,” originated in the Kingdom of Dahomey, present-day Benin, Nigeria, Togo and Ghana.

The German government returned some of the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria– 125 years after they were stolen by the British troops in 1897. Cultural historian, art and heritage specialist Dr. Oluwatoyin ...

Your Artstor image groups were copied to Workspace. The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Paideuma: Mitteilungen zur Kulturkunde Bd. 43, 1997 "Do All Cultural Roads Lead to Benin?" T ...

Benin Bronzes are exhibited in museums around the world, but the largest collection can be found in the British Museum. While Germany announced the return of the bronzes in its possession, some ...

The Chairman of the Benin Art Fair, Mr. Osahon Okunbo, on Saturday emphasized that promoting and supporting the arts has the potential to foster social cohesion across communities and transcend ...

COTONOU, Benin, Dec 20 2024 (IPS) - Construction of the new Museum of Modern Art is underway in Cotonou, Benin’s largest city. The museum, along with three others being built throughout the country, ...