A Japanese diplomat is creating abstract art using sand from Israel and the Palestinian territories as symbols of prayers for ...

The Museum of West African Art, based in Benin City, Nigeria, announced Thursday that it will officially open its campus to ...

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Ralph Ziman has always been a pacifist — so much so that he became a conscientious objector and left his home country of ...

Museums worldwide are returning the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. Here's why it matters, who's receiving them, and what it means ...

In 1979, UNESCO named Elmina Castle a World Heritage Site for its central role in the transatlantic slave trade. Because of ...

Basket weaving in Africa has a history of thousands of years. Early humans are thought to have used natural materials to create containers for carrying goods. Gradually, these simple creations ...

Thousands of sculpted heads – captive African men, women, and children – meticulously created by the artist Kwame Akoto-Bamfo ...