In Benin, a 'kataklè' – a ceremonial stool, and the final piece of the royal treasure of Abomey – has been returned by ...

For 53-year-old Damien Agossou Degbo, the Chinese martial arts are not merely a physical discipline but a philosophy, a way of life, and above all, a bridge ...

In 2018, France announced it would return 26 works looted from Benin, fulfilling the promise in November 2021 at the request ...

(250516) -- COTONOU, May 16, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A student from the Confucius Institute demonstrates Chinese tea art at the Chinese Cultural Center in Cotonou, Benin, May 15, 2025. TO GO WITH "Conference ...

In the heart of Benin's capital, a monk, ordained at China's legendary Shaolin Temple, has turned a tranquil courtyard into a martial arts hub. Degbo Agossou Damien leads daily sessions in Kung Fu, ...

H: And what drew you to the Benin Bronzes specifically ... as a technology for intervening with time itself, meant that art and culture came to be of vital importance in ongoing cultural ...

traditional voodoo celebrations in Benin. This weekend brought the traditional Vodun Days annual festival encompassing arts, culture and voodoo spirituality to the southern town of Ouidah ...

The Museum of Fine Arts will close its Benin Kingdom Gallery on April 28, the museum announced Tuesday. The gallery opened in 2013 after the MFA accepted works lent from the collection of Robert Owen ...

The royal leader of the Kingdom of Benin sought the return of artifacts displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The collector who owned them took them back instead. By Colin Moynihan and Tom ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. The Kingdom of Benin was located in what is now known as southern Nigeria. The kingdom was led by the Oba, a ...

Damien Agossou Degbo (front) instructs his students at his martial arts club in Akpro-Misserete, a town some 40 kilometers ...