On the MOWAA controversy, Oba Ewuare II clarified that the structure was originally conceived as the Benin Royal Museum; a vision supported by foreign donors and intended to house the repatriated ...

Far from being a point of contention, this structure is the very foundation of MOWAA’s success—and a boon for Benin City and Edo State at large. At its core, MOWAA is not a for-profit enterprise but a ...

The Museum of West African Art is poised to give Nigeria an institution of global significance, although its most hyped ...

The opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum comes with renewed calls for the restitution of the famous Nefertiti bust, which has ...

Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has vowed to resist any attempt to seize or rename what rightfully belongs to the Benin Kingdom, declaring that his administration will ...

The energy of the country's contemporary art scene is in the hands of a growing constellation of artists, curators and ...

Benin City underwent its most extensive archaeological dig to date in the lead up to the opening of MOWAA (Museum of West ...

Excavations in Benin, Nigeria, have uncovered a record of the Kingdom, revealing royal quarters, shrines, and layers from the ...

Ciara’s Lagos takeover was nothing short of a cultural fashion spectacle. The Grammy-winning artist not only closed the ...

Pre-construction archaeological work at Benin City, Nigeria. Excavation of two building plots for the Museum of West African Art, Benin City, Nigeria, provides new perspectives on the Kingdom of Benin ...

The growth of commercial galleries across Nigeria’s biggest city has been fuelled by the ongoing success of Art X Lagos—a regional hub for collectors of African art ...

Emmanuel Item has tattooed hundreds of people with designs that draw deeply on his Nigerian heritage, connecting people in ...