The Benin Bronzes are a set of plaques and sculptures from the Kingdom of Benin in modern-day Nigeria . Made between the 13th and 16th centuries, the pieces illustrate scenes from court life, ...

A new chapter in India-Benin relations was written with the creation of the Indo Benin Film and Cultural Forum, initiated by ...

Picture yourself on a moonlit autumn evening, during the week of the modish Frieze Art Fair and the BFI London Film Festival, ...

While New York Fashion Week has come to an end, for anyone whose eyes are still starved for beauty, there is a formidable ...

Sculpture is another major form of traditional African art, with wood as its most popular medium. The Yoruba people of ...

The ‘It Resonates’ exhibition at Ngara’s Creative District showcases African contemporary art that blends culture, ...

The Mali Federation was a short-lived attempt to unite French-speaking West African colonies after independence. Formed in 1959, it included Senegal and the Sudanese Republic (now Mali). The ...

The Netherlands said it would give back a major fossil collection to Indonesia, granting its former colony's request to recover historical artefacts, including bones of the "Java Man", the first known ...

The Dutch government has agreed to return thousands of fossils to Indonesia from a renowned collection. The fossils were ...

Think Met Gala ambition with UK uniqueness,” said an executive about the aims of the British Museum fundraiser.

The Netherlands on Saturday officially handed back to Nigeria 119 precious ancient sculptures, stolen from the former kingdom of Benin more than 120 years ago during the colonial era. It is the latest ...