Benin art features people ... Now, head south over France and into Africa. We are in that little corner where Nigeria will be one day. You’ve made it! Welcome to the Benin civilisation.

At the moment, many museums still hold hundreds of pieces of Benin art. These artefacts are important to the people of modern-day Africa and many people are campaigning for the art to be returned ...

black-and-white photographs taken by Constance Stuart Larrabee in South Africa between 1936 and 1983, Henry and Margaret Thompson Drewal’s field research depicting Yorùbá art and culture, Nigerian ...

A new generation of young Africans is adding to the pressure on Western museums to return stolen artefacts, Ernesto Ottone, deputy director general of the UN's cultural agency, told AFP on Monday.

To make progress in returning countries’ heritage taken by previous generations, museums must take a pragmatic, ethical ...

In the ancient town of Ouidah, located in southern Benin, the annual Voodoo Festival unfolds with a vibrant mix of dance, ...