Nigeria’s stunning new Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) finds itself in the crosshairs of local power politics.

Benin City underwent its most extensive archaeological dig to date in the lead up to the opening of MOWAA (Museum of West ...

Pre-construction archaeological work at Benin City, Nigeria. Excavation of two building plots for the Museum of West African Art, Benin City, Nigeria, provides new perspectives on the Kingdom of Benin ...

Archaeological excavation in Benin City, Nigeria, ahead of the construction of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) has uncovered previously un-investigated sectors of the Kingdom of Benin's ...

Excavations in Benin, Nigeria, have uncovered a record of the Kingdom, revealing royal quarters, shrines, and layers from the ...

Protesters disrupted the soft launch of the Museum of West African Arts in Benin City, citing cultural heritage violations.

The MOWAA opening is delayed thanks to protesters crashing a preview event of the highly anticipated Museum of West African ...

The Museum of West African Art is poised to give Nigeria an institution of global significance, although its most hyped ...

The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, has reacted to the disturbance at the ...

Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has vowed to resist any attempt to seize or rename what rightfully belongs to the Benin Kingdom, declaring that his administration will ...

Photographs collected for research in 1980 and in the course of field work at the royal court of Benin in 1982 and 1985, as well as photographs taken by Kaplan are used to stimulate, supplement, and ...