The MOWAA, conceived in the midst of discussions about the repatriation of Benin Bronzes, launches with an exhibition of ...

The techniques used in African embroidery vary from region to region but commonly include hand-stitching with colorful ...

In Dennis Osadebe’s “Nigerian Dream,” two figures clad in fuscia and mustard yellow stare out of the painting. Their facial features are obscured by a traditional tribal mask and a futuristic space ...

Amid Lagos Art Week and Lagos Photo, this event brought together cultural practitioners for wide-ranging conversations about ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook We Write to you about Africa exhibit at the UMMA Jan. 11. Grace Lahti/Daily. Buy this photo. The ...

The pieces give insight into how the cultures prepared for the afterlife and revered their elders and leaders.

The fair evolves into a global conversation about authenticity, cultural legacy and the emotional architecture of collecting ...

The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) continues building its physical campus. Soon, its mission of preserving, highlighting, and fostering art on the continent will be grounded in Benin City, Nigeria ...

It doesn’t sound as if they had to give her the hard sell. “This was a co-organization between ourselves and our colleagues at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (in New York City),” says Dr. Kristen ...

There are countless examples of the ways that Black creativity in America has literally changed the world — from jazz, rock, and hip-hop, to soul food, to literature, to the power of a picture. The ...