Nigeria’s stunning new Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) finds itself in the crosshairs of local power politics.

Protesters in Nigeria have disrupted the soft launch of a new, state-backed museum in the country’s south ahead of its ...

The MOWAA opening is delayed thanks to protesters crashing a preview event of the highly anticipated Museum of West African ...

The contested Museum of West African Arts in Benin City has postponed its preview week after protesters stormed a museum ...

Protesters disrupted the soft launch of the Museum of West African Arts in Benin City, citing cultural heritage violations.

The move comes amid mounting tensions between the state government, the Oba of Benin, and stakeholders over the rightful custodianship of Benin's cultural and artistic legacy.

The official launch and preview weekend of the highly anticipated Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City, Nigeria, ...

The Museum of West African Art is poised to give Nigeria an institution of global significance, although its most hyped ...

The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, has called for patronage of made-in-Nigeria products. He also condemned the influx of fake imported goods, especially pharmaceutical ...

The traditional ruler of the Benin Kingdom in southern Nigeria has welcomed a US museum’s decision to return two precious artefacts stolen by British forces in the 19th century. In a ceremony at the ...