The kingdom lies not far from the city of Ife, the religious center of the Yoruba. In about the 13th century, history has it, the people of Benin asked the king of Ife to send a ruler to them.

Oral history remembers him as a skilled fighter ... Ewuare rebuilt the capital of the kingdom, Edo City, which is present-day Benin City. A wall was built around the capital and included moats ...

Although the majority of the population in Benin City describe themselves as Christian, many also believe in the indigenous spiritual customs. We know our history and tell it to our children.

(Benin City and the oba of Benin have no connection ... Idia made out of brass and iron. Idia’s place in history was secured when she fought a vicious battle alongside her son, Oba Esigie ...

Upon examination of curatorial archives and purchase history, it became clear the Bronzes were originally stolen violently. “These objects were part of the siege and massacre of 1897 when British ...

Beautifully cast by expert craftsmen from Benin City in what’s now southwest Nigeria, the Benin Bronzes have been languishing in museums all over the world for almost 125 years. Increasingly ...