Amanda Markel has been thinking lately about the legacy she wants to leave behind. "What is the mark you want to leave on the world? How can you leave it a better place?" she asks herself. The 31-year ...

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, ...

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

The heirs of their original owner (Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, from a prominent Jewish family) claimed the paintings were sold under duress during World War II, but came to an out-of-court ...

A $95,000 bronze sculpture stolen from a Christchurch community centre has been destroyed for scrap, say police, who have arrested a 44-year-old man for the theft. Mt Pleasant community members raised ...

Africa has officially joined the push to demand reparations from Britain and other former colonial powers for 'historic crimes', including slavery and imperialism. The African Union, which represents ...

18:57, Mon, Sep 8, 2025 Updated: 18:58, Mon, Sep 8, 2025 Africa is calling for “meaningful reparations” from Britain for exploiting the people and the land across the continent. The African Union, ...

A buffalo-shaped bronze vessel unearthed at the Yinxu Ruins in Anyang, Henan province (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) A team of researchers in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, has decoded the casting technique used ...

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