Smithsonian officials announce the transfer of ownership of 29 works of art to Nigeria; 20 will be returned (above: Bell, Benin kingdom court style, Edo artist,18th century), while nine will ...

In the heart of Nigeria's Edo State lies the ancient Benin Kingdom, a monarchy steeped in rich cultural heritage and traditions. Among its most intriguing customs is the practice of the Oba (king ...

Because many of the sculptures had been originally plundered in a bloody British raid in 1897, the MFA subsequently sought a deal to transfer title to the Kingdom of Benin in exchange for a long ...

The museum tells the dramatic story of the Benin kingdom from the earliest monarchs ... people of Benin of their own history and religious practice. “Knowledge is part of what was actively ...

Edo legend says that no one in Benin had ever seen a horse before Oranmiyan arrived! In the 1100s the Ogisos lost control of their kingdom. The Edo people feared that their country would fall into ...

heritage management and museum practice. The building, set within the ancient moats of the Benin Kingdom, comprises an auditorium, storage, a conservation lab, conference rooms, a library ...

Oba Ewuare II of the Kingdom of Benin, a hereditary king in Nigeria, has already received three of the works known as the Benin Bronzes from the Met, and others from the Smithsonian in what it ...

It is believed, in Benin Kingdom, that once the Oba ... to the local government areas that make up the Benin Kingdom unlike the previous practice where the monies were paid to the Oba who then ...

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 ...

Fifty manillas bought a woman; 57 bought a male. The Benin Kingdom stole our ancestors and sold them to European slave traders for more than 300 years, producing as many as 8,000 of these brass ...

Since no kingdom or nation can live in isolation, aid from one another is frequently needed in diplomatic relations. Benin and Ile-Ife were once linked together by Oranmiyan, a descendant of the ...