Did Germany Cheat to Get Bust of Nefertiti?

A secret document has emerged claiming that German archaeologist Ludwig Borchardt may have misled Egyptian officials into letting him take the world-famous bust of Nefertiti to Germany in 1913, SPIEGEL  ...

Nigeria has recovered three artefacts from the Canadian Conservations Institute (CCI).  THISDAY gathered that the Nigerian High Commi-ssioner to Canada, Professor Iyorwuese Hagher, received the items on behalf of the Nigerian government from  ...

Bronze casting is one of the most important cultural trademarks and inheritances of the ancient Kingdom of Benin. However, the history of this all important communal cultural practice is shrouded in a whole lot of controversies. This keynote address  ...

Alastair Bruce may have a filial duty in respect of the Parthenon/Elgin Marbles and no one can criticise him for that. (http://sharonwaxman) After all, we are not responsible for the deeds or misdeeds of our ancestors. What he should really not  ...

Thomas Gaehtgens on “Challenging the Encyclopaedic Museum - Berlin’s Museum Island” at the Art Institute of Chicago. 

I listened with great interest to the lecture by Thomas Gaehtgens on Challenging the Encyclopedic Museum - Berlin's  ...

With the passage of Susanne Wenger, popularly known as Adunni Olorisha at the ripe age of 94 on Monday, January 12, 2009, a significant chapter has closed in the history of the preservation and promotion of the cultural heritage of the Yoruba.  ...

In Nigeria kannte man Susanne Wenger konsequenterweise eher unter ihrem Yoruba-Namen: Adunni Olurisa.

Als junge Künstlerin kam sie aus Österreich nach Nigeria, um dort zur Hohepriesterin der Yoruba Religion aufzusteigen - und schließlich ein  ...

Africans need african cultural objects more than Europeans and Americans

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My attention has been drawn to an interesting article entitled “Looted memorial statues returned to Kenyan family” (Text as pdf file to downlad  ...

ARTBREAK GALLERY is proud to present the work of ISSA NYAPHAGA, an international artist/activist who is working on global issues with FREEDIMENSIONAL in New York City.

ISSA began his career working as a political cartoonist and  ...