LAGOS, Nigeria — "The Benin Monarchy: An Anthology of Benin History" is a one-of-a-kind book on the kingdom of Benin in what is now southwestern Nigeria and whose history dates back to the 900s. The ...

An archaeologist shows a group of visitors around excavations at the heart of Benin City in Nigeria, in an area that was once part of the royal palace of the Benin Kingdom. When visitors arrive at ...

What was meant to be a celebratory moment for Nigeria’s art scene has instead highlighted present tension and past trauma ...

The Benin Kingdom is one of the most long lasting and flourishing monarchies in the world but it started from somewhere. The first king of the Benin kingdom was Eweka 1, son of the Yoruba prince ...

At a ceremony Friday in New York City, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts returned two works of art that were stolen from present-day Nigeria more than a century ago. Commemorative head, 16th–17th century.

The great Benin Empire flourished between the 14th and 16th centuries under the hereditary male monarch known as Oba, with a highly organised government and powerful army. The Oba’s Palace was adorned ...

Using long iron tongs, Victor Uinmwen Aduwe and Matthew Mathias pick a blazing pot from a fire and pour a thick golden liquid ...

Nigeria's government has received two Benin bronzes repatriated from a US museum, marking a milestone in its effort to reclaim its looted cultural heritage ...

An historic event will happened in the land of the Igodomigodo today. The ancient Benin Kingdom, which used to be called Igodomigodo, will have a new Oba. The Crown Prince of the kingdom, Prince ...

The Benin bronzes are universally recognized as a towering achievement in the history of art. Artists of the once-mighty Kingdom of Benin, in present day Edo State, Nigeria, honed sophisticated ...

Throughout its history, the British Empire has taken countless artifacts from its colonies and other countries. Governments and activists have since called for the repatriation of these cultural ...