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 ...

This innovative documenntary looks at the transfer of 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey from France to Benin, ...

By streamlining naturalization processes, Benin is establishing itself as a gateway for Afro-descendants reconnecting with ...

An exhibition at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum points to a burgeoning trend: museums are engaging the public more openly ...

In this case, we're looking at Benin art, which wasn’t considered art at the time ... for communities as well as nations, to ask for their artifacts to be returned. But it hadn't gained that momentum ...

An curved arrow pointing right. In the past few years, Europe and the United States have been returning stolen bronzes from the historical Kingdom of Benin. While today's Benin Bronze casters ...

In 2019 France announced the return of 26 artifacts that had been looted ... some 38 museums have been identified as holders of Benin Bronzes, including the Art Institute of Chicago and the ...

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 ...