‘We can have art and greenery’: Black Muse festival marks opening of sculpture park in Benin City

<p>Project in southern Nigeria to honour the city’s centuries-old artistic traditions and bring a new audience to contemporary art</p><p>For weeks, residents of Iyekogba in Benin City have seen a 15-metre-high tower rising up in the middle of their quiet, residential neighbourhood. On 8 November, the building, a domed bamboo pavilion, will finally be unveiled at the start of Nigeria’s inaugural <a href="https://www.angelsandmuse.org/black-muse-art-festival/">Black Muse art festival</a>.</p><p>Designed by the renowned Nigerian architect James Inedu-George, the pavilion is the centrepiece of the Black Muse sculpture park, a 3,500 sq metre landscaped site created to honour the city’s centuries-old artistic tradition and bring a new audience to contemporary art.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/nov/06/nigeria-benin-city-black-muse-arts-festival-victor-ehikhamenor">Continue reading...</a>