The Ministry of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy on Monday received two Benin bronzes, a bronze relief plaque and a commemorative head, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, marking a significant ...

Benin Kingdom, Edo State has been in the news for the past few weeks when it became public knowledge that the Museum of West African Arts (MOWAA) would be officially opened on Tuesday, November 11, ...

Nigeria’s stunning new Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) finds itself in the crosshairs of local power politics.

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Protesters in Nigeria have disrupted this week’s opening of a major museum of West African art, where local disputes over the world-renowned Benin Bronzes have already kept them ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Protesters in Nigeria have disrupted this week's opening of a major museum of West African art, where local disputes over the world-renowned Benin Bronzes have already kept them ...

Benin’s new Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) has delayed its opening following protests at a preview event. Demonstrators linked to the Oba’s palace opposed the museum’s authority over Benin’s ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Protesters in Nigeria disrupted the soft launch of a new, state-backed museum in the country’s south ahead of its scheduled opening this week, saying it was a violation of Benin ...

Archaeological excavation in Benin City, Nigeria, ahead of the construction of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) has uncovered previously un-investigated sectors of the Kingdom of Benin's ...

U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country granting citizenship to descendants of enslaved people. The ...