Archaeological excavation in Benin City, Nigeria, ahead of the construction of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) has ...

Discussions have been underway for years, but French President Emmanuel Macron is closer to realizing his country’s long-promised plans to return some artwork taken from Africa back to its place of ...

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 ...

The University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art is the first United States institution to hand back artefacts directly to the Royal Court of Benin. The traditional ruler of the Benin Kingdom in southern ...

Ngaire Blankenberg speaking at a Benin Bronze repatriation ceremony in Oct. 2022. AP Images for Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. Ngaire Blankenberg, director of the Smithsonian’s National ...

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution. Postcard image of a groom in a top hat and tuxedo, ...

The Stanley Museum of Art is now the first U.S. institution to return works to the former Benin royal family. Court officials carrying the Benin Bronzes during the restitution ceremony. Photo by ...

Nigerian officials hope the move will set an example for the British government, which forbids national institutions from returning objects. German State Secretary for Culture, Claudia Roth, and ...

From the historic corridors of Egypt's ancient treasures to the contemporary galleries in South Africa, each museum showcases Africa's culture and evolving art scene. These museums not only house ...

Azu Nwagbogu was surprised when Patrice Talon, president of the Republic of Benin, asked if he’d like to curate the nation’s first-ever Venice Biennale pavilion. “I was invited to do this without ever ...