History is often taught as if serious art followed a single European arc—from classical Greek sculpture to Renaissance ...

As protests postpone the opening of Nigeria’s Museum of West African Art in Benin City, David Adjaye’s architecture already articulates a powerful vision for West African modernism, rooted in history, ...

Discover why Benin is becoming a top tourism destination in West Africa. From heritage and Vodun culture to wildlife, beaches ...

Wolfgang Roth strides across his Design District gallery on a recent Wednesday afternoon, stopping abruptly in front of a striking bronze sculpture. The bust, of an African queen from the kingdom of ...

"Every square meter in Benin City has an artist," Victor Ehikhamenor said with a laugh. He was talking about the capital of Edo, the Nigerian State, which is famed as a historical, cultural and ...

Glossary -- Map of Nigeria -- The ancient arts -- Nigeria's share of Africas' past -- How African art came to Europe -- The antiquity of painting in Africa -- The oldest African sculpture -- The ...

Inside the palace of the high priest of Vodoun in Benin, there is a framed portrait of George Floyd, with Breanna Taylor and Rashad Lewis on either side. Below their images is a line written in red ...

The traditional ruler of the Benin Kingdom in southern Nigeria has welcomed a US museum’s decision to return two precious artefacts stolen by British forces in the 19th century. In a ceremony at the ...

The founding of Benin / Emma Ross -- A family of leaders / by Paula Girshick -- Rituals of kingship / Joseph Nevadomsky -- Benin's royal art / Barbara W. Blackmun -- The queen mother / by Flora ...

I don’t know yet that there is such a thing as African LGBTQ art history,” says curator and author Serubiri Moses. Moses is a ...

It was a painting in the lobby of a Benin hotel last year that changed the way Afrobeats star Mr Eazi thought about art. “I saw this piece by (Benin-based artist) Patricorel of two skeletons sitting ...