“Ahead of the official, public launch of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City, Edo state, set for 2025, MOWAA director Ore Disu discusses her vision for Africa’s most ambitious cultural institution yet.”
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Making the Museum of West African Art
Ahead of the official, public launch of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City, Edo state, set for 2025, MOWAA director Ore Disu discusses her vision for Africa’s most ambitious cultural...
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December 4, 2024 at 11:06 AM
“Ahead of the official, public launch of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City, Edo state, set for 2025, MOWAA director Ore Disu discusses her vision for Africa’s most ambitious cultural institution yet.”
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NEW Excavation at Benin City's historic palace, looted and destroyed by the British in 1897, provides an unprecedented glimpse into pre-colonial West African urban development and artisanal crafts, including the famous Benin Bronzes.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:45 AM
NEW Excavation at Benin City's historic palace, looted and destroyed by the British in 1897, provides an unprecedented glimpse into pre-colonial West African urban development and artisanal crafts, including the famous Benin Bronzes.
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#AntiquityThread 1/16 🧵
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Thoughtful piece about West African cultural self determination: What the West Gets Wrong About Restitution
MOWAA Is Redefining Restitution by Building Africa’s Cultural Future
The MOWAA, conceived in the midst of discussions about the repatriation of Benin Bronzes, launches with an exhibition of contemporary art.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Thoughtful piece about West African cultural self determination: What the West Gets Wrong About Restitution
‘According to Shadreck Chirikure, an archaeologist at Oxford and a MOWAA consultant, the museum has the potential to “put to bed the idea that Africa has no space and capacity to look after its heritage”.’
Adéwálé Májà-Pearce on the Museum of West African Art.
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Adéwálé Májà-Pearce on the Museum of West African Art.
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Adéwálé Májà-Pearce · At MOWAA: Nigeria’s New Museum
Nigeria is a complicated recipient of Western largesse: elites welcome it so long as domestic players, for whom it may...
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July 7, 2026 at 10:30 AM
‘According to Shadreck Chirikure, an archaeologist at Oxford and a MOWAA consultant, the museum has the potential to “put to bed the idea that Africa has no space and capacity to look after its heritage”.’
Adéwálé Májà-Pearce on the Museum of West African Art.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Adéwálé Májà-Pearce on the Museum of West African Art.
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The Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) and the row over Nigeria's Benin Bronzes
The Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) and the row over Nigeria's Benin Bronzes
Nigeria’s stunning new Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) finds itself in the crosshairs of local power politics.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) and the row over Nigeria's Benin Bronzes
The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City, Nigeria, will officially welcome the public to its campus on November 11, the same day it unveils its MOWAA Institute. www.artforum.com/news/nigeria...
Nigeria’s Museum of West African Art to Open in November
The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City, Nigeria, will officially welcome the public to its campus on November 11.
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July 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City, Nigeria, will officially welcome the public to its campus on November 11, the same day it unveils its MOWAA Institute. www.artforum.com/news/nigeria...
The first exhibition at Nigeria’s Museum of West African Art should have been cause for celebration. Instead, it was marred by violent protests. What went wrong? And what does this have to do with the famous Benin Bronzes?
What has gone wrong at the Museum of West African Art?
With protests marring the opening of the first exhibition at the new museum in Benin City, Barnaby Phillips asks what went wrong
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December 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Pre-construction archaeology at the palace of the Benin Kingdom in Benin City, modern Nigeria.
The new Museum of West African Art is being built there, helping to carry West African heritage into the future.
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The new Museum of West African Art is being built there, helping to carry West African heritage into the future.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Pre-construction archaeology at the palace of the Benin Kingdom in Benin City, modern Nigeria.
The new Museum of West African Art is being built there, helping to carry West African heritage into the future.
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🏺 #Archaeology
The new Museum of West African Art is being built there, helping to carry West African heritage into the future.
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August 12, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City, Nigeria, will officially welcome the public to its campus on November 11, the same day it unveils its MOWAA Institute
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July 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City, Nigeria, will officially welcome the public to its campus on November 11, the same day it unveils its MOWAA Institute
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#OnThisDay in AD 1897, a British raid destroyed and looted Benin City, wiping out the Benin Kingdom.
Now, excavations at the Oba's historic palace site shed light on architecture, artisanal practice, trade, diet and more in pre-colonial West Africa.
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Now, excavations at the Oba's historic palace site shed light on architecture, artisanal practice, trade, diet and more in pre-colonial West Africa.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:15 AM
#OnThisDay in AD 1897, a British raid destroyed and looted Benin City, wiping out the Benin Kingdom.
Now, excavations at the Oba's historic palace site shed light on architecture, artisanal practice, trade, diet and more in pre-colonial West Africa.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Now, excavations at the Oba's historic palace site shed light on architecture, artisanal practice, trade, diet and more in pre-colonial West Africa.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Empowering African heritage from within: MOWAA leads with homegrown leadership in Art and Archaeology businessday.ng/life-arts/ar...
Empowering African heritage from within: MOWAA leads with homegrown leadership in Art and Archaeology - Businessday NG
Benin City, her culture and people are back on global culture spotlight with the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA), an independent...
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November 10, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Empowering African heritage from within: MOWAA leads with homegrown leadership in Art and Archaeology businessday.ng/life-arts/ar...
Governors come and go, but institutional trust must stay. Sabotaging MOWAA for cheap political points leaves Edo worse off. #EdoHeritage #MOWAA #BeninBronzes
August 22, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Governors come and go, but institutional trust must stay. Sabotaging MOWAA for cheap political points leaves Edo worse off. #EdoHeritage #MOWAA #BeninBronzes
Nigeria's Mowaa museum: Edo protesters storm brand new home for West African art
Nigeria's Mowaa museum: Edo protesters storm brand new home for West African art
The museum authority has cancelled all preview events leading up to Tuesday's grand opening.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Nigeria's Mowaa museum: Edo protesters storm brand new home for West African art
A colonial legacy that continues to throw salt in wounds. www.bbc.com/news/article...
The Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) and the row over Nigeria's Benin Bronzes
Nigeria’s stunning new Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) finds itself in the crosshairs of local power politics.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
A colonial legacy that continues to throw salt in wounds. www.bbc.com/news/article...
"Restitution, means not just the return of objects, but restoring what was lost or damaged. Not just artifacts, but opportunities. Not just compensation for the past, but investment in the future." news.artnet.com/art-world/mo...
MOWAA Is Redefining Restitution by Building Africa’s Cultural Future
The MOWAA, conceived in the midst of discussions about the repatriation of Benin Bronzes, launches with an exhibition of contemporary art.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"Restitution, means not just the return of objects, but restoring what was lost or damaged. Not just artifacts, but opportunities. Not just compensation for the past, but investment in the future." news.artnet.com/art-world/mo...
📰 The first excavation at the historic palace of Benin City in 50 years sheds light on urban development, architecture, artisanal practice, trade, diet and more
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Pre-construction archaeology reveals Benin City's historic urban development and heritage
Archaeological excavation in Benin City, Nigeria, ahead of the construction of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) has uncovered previously un-investigated sectors of the Kingdom of Benin's…
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October 31, 2025 at 10:22 AM
📰 The first excavation at the historic palace of Benin City in 50 years sheds light on urban development, architecture, artisanal practice, trade, diet and more
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Nigeria’s Museum of West African Art to Open in November
Nigeria’s Museum of West African Art to Open in November
The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City, Nigeria, will officially welcome the public to its campus on November 11, the same day it unveils its MOWAA Institute. Designed by Adjaye Associates, the roughly 48,000-square-foot institution will house MOWAA’s collections an
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July 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Nigeria’s Museum of West African Art to Open in November
Following a hard-hat opening in Nov. of last year, Nigeria’s Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) will officially open to the public in May 2025 with an inaugural exhibition celebrating West African arts & culture & the preservation of West African heritage
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January 15, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Following a hard-hat opening in Nov. of last year, Nigeria’s Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) will officially open to the public in May 2025 with an inaugural exhibition celebrating West African arts & culture & the preservation of West African heritage
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‘In Benin City, I went to the palace but was told I couldn’t see anybody: the oba was preparing to receive “important” delegates. Imperiousness at all levels is ingrained in the palace culture.’
Adéwálé Májà-Pearce on the Museum of West African Art.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Adéwálé Májà-Pearce on the Museum of West African Art.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Adéwálé Májà-Pearce · At MOWAA: Nigeria’s New Museum
Nigeria is a complicated recipient of Western largesse: elites welcome it so long as domestic players, for whom it may...
www.lrb.co.uk
July 4, 2026 at 1:15 PM
‘In Benin City, I went to the palace but was told I couldn’t see anybody: the oba was preparing to receive “important” delegates. Imperiousness at all levels is ingrained in the palace culture.’
Adéwálé Májà-Pearce on the Museum of West African Art.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Adéwálé Májà-Pearce on the Museum of West African Art.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Wonderful opportunity here from Nigeria’s Museum of West African Art. A webinar series for students/early career professionals in archaeology, heritage management, anthropology & related fields. First session on Feb. 23
MOWAA on Instagram: "MOWAA will be hosting a series of webinars for students and early-career professionals in archaeology, heritage management, anthropology, and related fields. The series aims to in...
62 likes, 0 comments - mowaaofficial on February 20, 2024: "MOWAA will be hosting a series of webinars for students and early-career professionals in archaeo..."
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February 21, 2024 at 7:20 AM
Wonderful opportunity here from Nigeria’s Museum of West African Art. A webinar series for students/early career professionals in archaeology, heritage management, anthropology & related fields. First session on Feb. 23
‘Disu is right to query the motives of Europeans and US foundations, but … elites welcome it so long as domestic players, for whom it may not have been intended, get their share. Among those elites are wealthy Nigerians who could rival Western donations to MOWAA if they chose to. They haven’t.’
Adéwálé Májà-Pearce · At MOWAA: Nigeria’s New Museum
Nigeria is a complicated recipient of Western largesse: elites welcome it so long as domestic players, for whom it may...
www.lrb.co.uk
July 12, 2026 at 10:22 PM
‘Disu is right to query the motives of Europeans and US foundations, but … elites welcome it so long as domestic players, for whom it may not have been intended, get their share. Among those elites are wealthy Nigerians who could rival Western donations to MOWAA if they chose to. They haven’t.’