Looted during the infamous "punitive expedition" attack by British forces on the Kingdom of Benin in 1897, these works of art—a bronze relief plaque and a terracotta and iron head—will be ...

Though NGA organises an annual art exhibition in Benin during the popular Igue festival, this particular edition was dedicated to the new oba. Some of the artists praised the exhibition.

At a ceremony Friday in New York City, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts returned two works of art that were stolen from present-day Nigeria more than a century ago. They were donated to the MFA in ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art will display nine works from the royal court of Benin in a special exhibition opening Monday, June 3. These artworks were some of the 29 pieces that ...

Wooden royal statues of the Dahomey kingdom, dated 19th century, at Quai Branly museum in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File) “We need to be honest with ourselves.