The spots are copper discs and the eyes are made from mirrors. Benin art features people, animals and gods. Crocodiles and leopards, appear many times in the art of Benin. This brass plaque shows ...

And all this, it will be history. This 16th century brass statue shows a soldier. Europeans in Benin art were often shown holding a gun. The craft workers of Benin often showed Europeans in their art.

Akpata, who stated this at the opening of his campaign secretariat on Saturday evening in Benin, said he would deliver the dividends of democracy to Read More ...

PETITION TO BLOCK BRONZE RETURN DISMISSED. The US Supreme Court has denied a petition to block the Smithsonian Institution in ...

The highly popular 20-Dollar Art Show returns to its adopted home of the High Desert Museum this weekend. Up since Monday, ...

By Graham Bowley and Tom Mashberg Sotheby’s opened a new salesroom and international collectors are arriving for the inaugural Art Basel Paris fair. But visiting is one thing; buying is another.

One flag represents solidarity and strength. Another is code for ethnic exclusion and incitement to violence. Which flag is which? It depends on who you are, and your connection to the conflict on ...

Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed. Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual ...

Victims of a school shooting, a state senator, police officers, prisoners of war and those still missing in action are among those being honored this weekend as several states fly flags at half-staff.

The College of Art and Design is RIT’s creative hub where art, design, and technology intersect. From centuries-old and contemporary methods of producing fine art to the latest in digital media, we ...

Benin announced Wednesday evening that it had foiled a coup attempt and arrested Republican Guard Commander Djimon Dieudonne Trvoedjre, former Sports Minister Oswald Homeky, and businessman ...

The Smithsonian’s museums display objects from our collections that span the breadth of art and design from the ancient to the modern-day, from the whimsical to the practical. Along with our ...