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Benin City’s Bronze Artists Cling To Centuries-Old Techniques

The Edo capital, Benin City, has been renowned for centuries as the heart of bronze and brass craftsmanship. Using long iron tongs, Victor Uinmwen Aduwe and Matthew Mathias pick a blazing pot from a ...
The New York Times

Even Without Benin Bronzes, This New Museum Aims to Be a Powerhouse

The Museum of West African Art is poised to give Nigeria an institution of global significance, although its most hyped attractions won’t be there. Credit...Video by Stephen Tayo For The New York ...
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Returned looted artifacts: Court urged to restrain Benin museum’s promoters

The Federal High Court has been urged to restrain the promoters of the controversial Museum of West African Contemporary Culture and Arts (MOWAA) and their agents from establishing, opening or ...
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Ciara Just Became a Citizen of Benin—Here’s What it Means for the Diaspora | WATCH

*U.S. singer Ciara has officially become a citizen of Benin under the country’s new Afro-descendant citizenship law. The Grammy-winning artist received her citizenship during a ceremony in Cotonou, ...