Tag: Protest stops opening of $25 million museum of West African Art in Benin City


  • Protest stops opening of $25 million museum of West African Art in Benin City

    Protesters targeted the newly built Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City, Edo State, on Sunday, forcing organizers to halt a preview event ahead of the museum’s grand opening scheduled for Tuesday. The multi-million-dollar facility, envisioned as a landmark cultural institution, became the focal point of growing discontent over ownership and control of Nigeria’s most…