Nigeria to open MOWAA in Benin City in Nov. 2025, showcasing West African art and repatriated Benin Bronzes in a world-class ...

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

A new study from SapienCE reveals that early modern humans at Blombos Cave in South Africa used ochre as a specialized tool ...

The city hosted South Africa's International Day of Yoga, drawing thousands of participants in what the premier called a ‘new ...

The work is titled ‘The Ile-Ife glass bead series… and the glass bead roads in West African Archaeology’. The Texas-based scholar will receive a $300,000 cash prize.

H Benattia. Until now, research on rock art and burials in north Africa focused on areas like the Nile Valley, the Sahara or the Atlas Mountains.

From the Nubians of ancient Sudan to the Berber women of North Africa and the Dinka of South Sudan, tattoos were used for rites of passage, tribal affiliation, protection, and aesthetic purposes.

The Mint Museum Randolph’s African art galleries are open again after closing for an extensive, multi-year renovation. The galleries have expanded from two spaces to three and curators say they ...

The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA), an ambitious cultural institution redefining the role of museums in Africa, is calling on Nigerian investors to take greater ownership in its growth, even ...

Archaeologists stunned by discovery of human relics in 150,000-year-old rainforest The tools, found in an area where an ancient rainforest once stood, push back the oldest known evidence of humans ...

His mastery of this art form has taken him across Africa, sharing his skills in countries like Guinea, Mali, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Togo, Ghana, and Niger.