Benin on Tuesday received from a Finnish museum a sacred "katakle" three-legged stool, symbol of the African nation's ...

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

Cat-spotting is just one playful way to explore the craft culture of one of Japan’s top woodworking towns, which has been ...

The artist discusses how her new show at Tribeca’s Jack Shainman Gallery, 'Ilé Oriaku,' honors her late grandmother and ...

In the heart of Benin's capital, a monk, ordained at China's legendary Shaolin Temple, has turned a tranquil courtyard into a martial arts hub. Degbo Agossou Damien leads daily sessions in Kung Fu, ...

The conference aims to rediscover and recontextualize the traditional wisdom inherent in India's rich performing arts heritage. Bringing together scholars, artists, and practitioners from around ...

A recent study conducted by Dr. Ana Paula Motta and her colleagues, in collaboration with the Balanggarra Aboriginal ...

Poet Kim Hyesoon is now an honorary foreign member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The academy on April 23 released its list of 248 members to be inducted this year on its website. Kim ...

Such is the case for Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. For years ... Most of the objects were crafted centuries ago in the Benin Kingdom, in what is now southern Nigeria. Collectively known as ...

The Royal Institute of Traditional Arts (Wrth), in partnership with the Academy of Arts and Design at Tsinghua University of China, implemented the Saudi-Chinese cultural exchange program 2025 from ...

Watching the dance video, visitors were taught how to move their hands and feet to become instant performers of the local traditional art known as the “dancing fools.” The Yomiuri Shimbun The ...

Turning to the Benin traditional ruler, he said Oyo Empire’s demise was primarily caused by a combination of internal strife, civil wars, hubris on the part of the royals, disputes over power ...