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 ...
In Dakar, the capital of a country where 97 percent of the population identifies as Muslim, I found a palpable connection ...
MOWAA had been due to officially open on Tuesday, but this will now be postponed indefinitely, officials said.
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 from being put on ...
Benin’s new Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) has delayed its opening following protests at a preview event. Demonstrators linked to the Oba’s palace opposed the museum’s authority over Benin’s ...
For the 14th annual Art and Architecture History Capstone course, students worked with staff of the Art Museum to develop the original exhibition Art & Exchange: African Textiles in the Global ...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday unveiled plans to investigate the establishment, funding and implementation of the Framework of Museum of West African Arts (MOWAA) in Benin City, Edo State.The ...