There was a time this was not so and the continent had some ancient kingdoms that not only thrived, they left a legacy for historians and students to marvel at. Benin Bronzes (Kingdom of Benin at the ...

One of the most alluring artifacts on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibition “Africa & Byzantium” is an image painted on wood that, we are told, is “one of the oldest surviving icons ...

When people think about powerful ancient empires, they often imagine Rome, Greece, or Egypt. However, one of the strongest and most impressive kingdoms in the ancient world was located in East Africa.

Two interlinked but unfinished revolutions – one intellectual and one overtly political – have been playing a central role in Africa and the diaspora. Together they will help shape the trajectory of ...

A small diptych, made around 1500, includes a panel devoted to Saint George painted in the local Ethiopian style on the left, and a panel in the Byzantine gold-ground style devoted to the Virgin, ...

With the planned creation of new galleries for its Arts of Africa collection, the Brooklyn Museum hopes visitors will see their cultures “represented with dignity.” By Aruna D’Souza The Brooklyn ...

Lisa Jackson isn’t going to let the threat of erasure stop her from telling Black stories. The Savannah African Art Museum has become a reservoir of heritage since its opening in 2017. Inside a ...

After its successful Parisian debut last year, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair makes its return to the French capital from April 7-10, 2022 at Christie’s auction house on Avenue Matignon. As the ...