Phillip Ihenacho, the director of the Edo Museum of West African Art in Nigeria, calls for a new focus, based on realities on the ground rather than romantic notions of the West

The urban centre of the world's oldest island is home to an exploding contemporary art scene, with art collector Hassanein Hiridjee's Fondation H the latest major art centre to open its doors

Nigeria’s art market has exploded in recent years—a newly elected government may now fund and build a museum sector

More than 1,100 looted items will be transferred though some artefacts will remain on loan to German museums

Just a year after launching a studio programme in Accra, its ambitious young founder is turning it into a museum

The 27-year-old founder of Retro Africa talks about her expansion plans and how she is helping to build a contemporary art scene in Nigeria

New government initiative MuseumsLab aims to foster more international co-operation and consider topics including decolonisation and restitution

While the West continues to grapple with its colonial past, institutions from Togo to Cairo are creating more expansive models to celebrate art