An exhibition at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum points to a burgeoning trend: museums are engaging the public more openly ...

A new generation of Africans is increasing pressure on Western museums to return looted artefacts, reflecting growing ...

Back in 2022, the Smithsonian Institution voted to repatriate 29 of its 39 Benin bronzes to Nigeria, but this past summer, the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art repatriated two Benin Bronzes at ...

Sculptures looted by British soldiers from ... Nigeria is closer than ever to maximizing the opportunities presented by the Benin Bronzes and becoming a pioneer for other formerly colonized ...

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 ...

The Benin Bronzes are elaborate sculptures made from metals like bronze and brass, as well as ivory. Following the invasion of Benin, many of the Benin Bronzes were stolen by British soldiers and ...

On display nearby, are the Benin Bronzes. This group of sculptures created by the Kingdom of Benin illustrate the rich ...

The Yuan grew rich on exports of fine textiles, ceramics and intricate art pieces like this jade belt ornament ... natural resources and seizing valuable treasures like the Benin Bronzes, looted by ...

Addis Ababa’s demand comes after both universities signed off deals to send Benin Bronzes to Nigeria in 2022, following commitments to “decolonisation” in the wake of Black Lives Matter ...

Benin's Ouidah has celebrated its annual Voodoo Festival which has made the town a mecca for Voodoo worshippers as well as a tourist attraction.

The Vodun religion, also spelled “Vodou,” originated in the Kingdom of Dahomey, present-day Benin, Nigeria, Togo and Ghana.