They carved masks for ceremonies and they moulded sculptures of gods out of mud. In Benin City, craft workers were organised into groups known as guilds. There were guilds for wood carvers, ivory ...

They carved masks for ceremonies and they moulded sculptures of gods out of mud. Guilds were groups of craft workers like wood carvers, ivory carvers, leather workers, weavers and blacksmiths.

This restitution contributes to redressing a historical injustice that is still being felt today,” a Dutch minister said.

Benin-based fine artist Blessing Odigie has said despite its famous bronze works that scattered across museums and galleries in Europe and America, Benin art market is still evolving, unlike Lagos.

To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines MAJOR BENIN BRONZE RETURN. The Netherlands is returning 113 Benin Bronzes to ...

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is proud to announce its partnership with the Nigerian artist Omoregie ...

Your Artstor image groups were copied to Workspace. The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Paideuma: Mitteilungen zur Kulturkunde Bd. 43, 1997 "Do All Cultural Roads Lead to Benin?" T ...

The German government returned some of the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria– 125 years after they were stolen by the British troops in 1897. Cultural historian, art and heritage specialist Dr. Oluwatoyin ...

Nigeria's Museum Agrees With Royal Ruler on Custody of Benin Bronzes (This Feb. 26 story has been corrected to make clear that the royal museum will house some of, not all, the artefacts, in ...