We Can Have Art And Greenery: Black Muse Festival Marks Opening Of Sculpture Park In Benin City

Project in southern Nigeria to honour the citys centuries-old artistic traditions and bring a new audience to contemporary art 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 Nigerias inaugural . 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 citys centuries-old artistic tradition and bring a new audience to contemporary art.