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 of the ...

The West African country’s pavilion will be organized by the curator and critic Azu Nwagbogu. Azu Nwagbogu, who will curate the Republic of Benin's first pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Courtesy of ...

Note to editors: Images of the bronzes can be found on Dropbox. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art transferred ownership of 29 Benin bronzes to the National Commission for Museums and ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art will host +234 Connect, a unique five-day cinematic and exhibition experience celebrating the art, people and cinema of Nigeria, Wednesday, Sept. 28, ...

THE sculpture which has been produced by the natives of Western and Central Africa has existed for ages, but its proper appreciation by us can be dated from the turn of this century. Although the’ ...