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 ...

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

WASHINGTON (7News) — In a ceremony Tuesday morning, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art formally transferred ownership of 29 Benin bronzes to Nigeria. The bronzes are a small part ...

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.

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 British Museum says it is restricted from permanently returning items including Benin Bronzes due to the British Museum Act 1963.

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.