Centuries after the Benin Empire mastered bronze casting, as Nigeria fights to reclaim its stolen bronzes, artists in Benin ...
Benin City has grown from the historic Kingdom of Benin into a vibrant metropolis with the new Museum of West African Art.
The Museum of Fine Arts in the US city of Boston has returned two of the famed Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, authorities in the west African nation said late on Monday. The move represents "the return of ...
Historian Greg Jenner explores the Kingdom of Benin in this funny, family-friendly podcast perfect for KS2 kids and fans of ...

Original sin

Louvre theft reignites questions over universal museums imperial legacies and restitution as art crime exposes how conquest ...
Using long iron tongs, Victor Uinmwen Aduwe and Matthew Mathias pick a blazing pot from a fire and pour a thick golden liquid into a partly buried mould, using a centuries-old technique that still ...
A tourist looks at bronze art pieces on display for sale in a shop on Igun Street, in Benin City on 10 November 2025. Picture: AFP BENIN CITY - Using long iron tongs, Victor Uinmwen Aduwe and Matthew ...
The Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston has returned a bronze relief plaque and a commemorative head, both part of the storied Benin Bronzes, to Nigeria’s Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism, and ...