In an excerpt from his new book, Barnaby Phillips visits contemporary casters who are still making bronzes using ancient techniques ... on the traffic around Benin City’s central roundabout ...

In Benin city, the capital of Edo state, the royal bronze casters guild, which was founded in the 13th Century, lives on. Hand-sculpted clay figures are transformed into bronzes using an ancient ...

Thousands of 16th to 18th century metal plaques, sculptures and objects were looted from the ancient Kingdom of Benin ... event at the weekend in Benin City, in southern Nigeria's Edo State ...

I n the ancient town of Ouidah, located in southern Benin, the annual Voodoo Festival unfolds with a vibrant mix of dance, rituals, and spiritual fervour. Children dressed in vivid robes whirl to ...

The Horniman Museum and Gardens in London plans to hand over 72 objects — which notably include a share of sculptures known as Benin bronzes — that were looted from Benin City in southern ...