He pointed to a woven passage on the right of the painted textile “That’s based off of the description from a Dutch trader in the Kingdom of Benin,” he said. Triennial curator Tess Lukey ...

Museum Island was in ruins after World War II. The UNESCO World Heritage site was reborn thanks to a master plan.

The aim is to support critical investigation into a wide range of subject matters relevant to the advancement of architecture, and connected arts and sciences, in the United Kingdom ... Focusing on ...

This dirtied window once appeared in the Met's Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, where it was meant to guard hallowed Oceanic artifacts from the sunlight that spilled in. Artist Gala Porras-Kim has put it ...

The Dutch museum has removed 113 Benin bronzes from display and is restoring them, ahead of shipping them back to Lagos in June. The bronzes were looted from the ancient Kingdom of Benin ...

The story of the Benin Bronzes is one of violence and tragedy. It began when nine British officers were killed on a trade mission to the then independent kingdom of Benin, in the south of present ...

Benin’s Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, also called Pendjari National Park, and its surroundings have been targeted by non-state armed groups since 2019.

Doha: President of the Republic of Benin HE Patrice Talon, met on Tuesday with Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, on the ...