Johannesburg — Much of Africa's cultural treasure was looted during colonial times and has remained in museums and private collections in Europe and North America ever since. For the last few decades, ...

In recent weeks, Nigerian media have been saturated with news about disputes relating to the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA). From protests to land revocation, MOWAA has morphed from a museum with ...

DENVER — The Denver Center for African Art has been showing artworks from art collectors around the country to educate others and preserve history. The nonprofit cultural education center shows a ...

Email shows county commissioner Rodney Ellis concerned over African Art’s ownership HOUSTON, Texas – A Harris County judge issued a temporary restraining order pausing the sale of the art after the ...

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to return artwork to its original source. By Kwame Anthony Appiah I was privileged to have been raised in a family who prized the arts, including works ...

The massive Art Institute of Chicago exhibition, co-presented with museums in Barcelona and Brussels, will head to Europe after March 30. 🎧 Click the red listen button to hear WBEZ’s interview with ...

Director of Christiansborg Archaeological Heritage Project, Associate Professor at Africa Institute Sharjah & Associate Graduate Faculty, Rutgers University Ekpuk’s work challenges popular ...

A new theory credits medieval Catalan art as Picasso’s inspiration for the iconic "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon," but art historians are pushing back. Two people view Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles ...

Curved lines and block colors in shades of orange, yellow and blue create the image of an artist, framed by a border of abstract shapes. Look a little closer and you can see the artist’s beret with ...

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