In Benin, a 'kataklè' - a ceremonial stool, and the final piece of the royal treasure of Abomey - has been returned by Finland, 133 years after being looted by French troops and later transferred to ...

A trio of archaeologists from the University of Barcelona and the University of Castilla-La Mancha, both in Spain, and the ...

COTONOU, May 16 (Xinhua) -- A conference dedicated to Chinese tea culture was held on Thursday at the Chinese Cultural Center ...

M ati Diop’s “fantasy-documentary” Dahomey helps us sift through cultural exploitation by Hollywood, Broadway, and other centers of political instruction. Theodor Adorno, of the Marxist Frankfurt ...

In 2018, France announced it would return 26 works looted from Benin, fulfilling the promise in November 2021 at the request ...

Finland has returned a ceremonial stool that was looted from what is now Benin by French forces more than a century ago, a ...

One year later, they exhibited a series of self-portraits at the Bozar fine arts center in Brussels and also photographed singer FKA twigs for a Nike campaign. Uzochukwu now frequently creates ...

"They must be entrusted to the descendants of the enslaved," not returned unconditionally to Nigeria, writes one stakeholder. Another writes that the MFA should be "the moral leader this moment ...

Albany, NY — First Friday Albany, the city's monthly celebration of art and culture, is marking its second anniversary. Since its revitalization in 2023, the event has reignited Albany's ...

U-Ram’s mechanical art reflects Korea’s rapid industrialization and cultural fixation with technology during the 1970s. His sculptures reflect the narratives of Korean national and personal histories.