Dynasty and Divinity: Ife Art in Ancient Nigeria February 12, 2011

This major exhibition features some of the most important examples of brass, copper, stone and terracotta sculpture from West Africa ever to be exhibited in the United States. Artists of the Kingdom of Ife (in what is today southwestern Nigeria), created sculptures that were among the most beautiful and sophisticated works of art being produced anywhere in the world at the time. The exhibition is organized by the Museum for African Art in New York, in collaboration with the Fundación Marcelino Botín of Santander, Spain, and the Nigerian National Commission on Museums and Monuments.

Official Website: http://www.vmfa.museum/exhibitions