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 ...

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

In a ceremony Tuesday morning, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art formally transferred ownership of 29 Benin bronzes to Nigeria.

The Republic of Benin will have a national pavilion at the Venice Biennale for the first time ever next year, joining the small but growing presence of African nations at the world’s longest ...

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

Photograph from Franko Khoury, National Museum of African Art, and Smithsonian Institution More than a century after being looted from Nigeria, a set of Benin bronzes are going home.

What does the art of Benin tell us? Learn about animals in Benin art and how brass statues were made in this BBC Bitesize KS2 year 3/4 History guide.

African feminism pumps the heart of Benin’s debut at Venice Biennale For the first time since its inception in 1895, the Venice Biennale contemporary art fair has invited the West African nation ...

After five years of running top-notch Roots 101 museum, founder Lamont Collins finally got the support from the Louisville Metro Council he sought.

If you visit Igun Street in Benin City, in Edo State, you will come across a street of bronze casters. This guild has passed down the art from father to son for more than a thousand years — the ...