Edo Museum of West African Art
Benin City museum opens first part of planned campus
Opening of the Museum of West African Art Institute in the Nigerian city will include a live archaeological dig
Benin Bronzesnews
Benin bronzes: whose restitution is this, anyway?
Phillip Ihenacho, the director of the Edo Museum of West African Art in Nigeria, calls for a new focus, based on realities on the ground rather than romantic notions of the West
Conferencesanalysis
Art for Tomorrow conference | What can art do for our democratically depleted, digitally distracted societies?
The role of art in a time of crisis was the subject of a three-day discussion between leading cultural figures in Florence last week
Nigeria transfers ownership of Benin Bronzes to royal ruler—confusing European museums' plans to return artefacts
The move may complicate plans to house the works in future museums such as the Edo Museum of West African Art
Museums & Heritageinterview
Nigeria’s hotly-anticipated Edo Museum of West African Art: newly appointed curator Aindrea Emelife discusses her plans
Scholar discusses restitution issue, saying that "no culture has an absolute view on looking at the world"