Restitution is not about objects alone. It’s about restoring systems, rebuilding opportunities, and giving West African art the infrastructure it deserves. MOWAA exists to empower our contemporary ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Protesters in Nigeria have disrupted this week's opening of a major museum of West African art, where local disputes over the world-renowned Benin Bronzes have already kept them ...

“New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations” offers a close look at contemporary West African masquerade focusing on artists from Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Sierra ...

Missouri Southern State University kicked off its themed international semester this week with “The Art of West Africa — Select Works from the MSSU African Art Collection.” The exhibit runs through ...

Nigeria West Africa Museum A man speaks to guests to calm down during the soft launch of the new, state backed, Museum of West African Arts, that was disrupted by protesters in Benin City, Nigeria, ...