An exhibition at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum points to a burgeoning trend: museums are engaging the public more openly ...
Last year, the Thai government sent a letter to the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco requesting the return of four ancient bronze statues ... a British raid on Benin City, Nigeria, in the late ...
Innovation and a strong reform drive have strengthened Benin’s resilience to regional and global challenges and supported progress toward meeting the Sustainable Development Goals. Despite challenges, ...
Sculptor Elanchezhiyan from Tiruvarur presented an audio tour of jallikattu through various bronze sculptures at the JC Art gallery of hotel JC Residency in Madurai on Monday (January 27 ...
This brass figure is believed to be Prince Oranmiyan. Edo legend says that no one in Benin had ever seen a horse before Oranmiyan arrived! In the 1100s the Ogisos lost control of their kingdom.
WARNING: This article contains spoilers from Antiques Roadshow ... a pensioner and her daughter who brought along a unique bronze sculpture. Beadman remarked: "Well, what a charming bronze!
The Obas used art and architecture to show their power. Benin became famous for its bronzes, intricate art cast in bronze and ivory. This is a Benin bronze. It was cast by one of the Oba’s ...
Cave presents two distinct bodies of work that are a sort of progression from the artist's signature 'Soundsuits.' ...
WARNING: This article contains spoilers from Antiques Roadshow ... who presented him with a unique sculpture. “Well, what a charming bronze! Evocative of summer beach holidays and good weather ...
The Economic Community of West African States has condemned the recent violent attacks in Northern Benin that claimed dozens of lives. The attacks occurred on Wednesday in the Point Trible area ...
Public sculpture, especially figurative bronze public sculpture, gets a bad rap these days. Most of the bronzes that punctuate UK cities seem to be either morally problematic—depicting a figure ...