The Benin Kingdom Museum
BENIN BRONZE DIGITAL EXHIBIT - OUR ANCESTORS
The Benin Bronzes are the embodiment of our ancestors who were exchanged for metal manillas by the Benin kingdom and sold into the transatlantic slave trade, uncompensated labor, torture and genocide -- the Maangamizi.
Benin Kingdom Museum Bronze-Making Fellows
The Benin Kingdom Museum is proud to announce our new round of fellows for the Benin Kingdom Museum Bronze Making Fellowship Program—a groundbreaking initiative to preserve and educate about the artistry and historical legacy of Benin Kingdom bronze making, rooted in the transatlantic slave trade. Five Afrodescendants (descendants of enslaved Africans) and one Edo Nigerian artist have been selected for the 2nd cohort of fellows to receive expert instruction from Foundry Specialist Professor Blake Hiltunen (Pratt Institute) and creative technologist Julian Frost. The program combines traditional craftsmanship with a powerful cultural narrative, bridging continents and histories.
Meet the new Fellows!
Zainab “Zai” Aliyu
Dana-Marie Bullock
Julian Frost - Fellow/Instructor of 3D Scan & Manufacture
Voodoo Queen Kalindah Laveaux
Kim Poole
Ry Watkins
Blake Hiltunen - Bronze Class Instructor
Contribute
Contribute to our efforts, and help strengthen the greater initiative to empower Afro-Descendants.
Previous Fellows
Donna Lindo - Multidisciplinary Artist, Jamaican.
Joel Newman - Potter, Haitian
Antonio Isuperio Pereira - Architect, Brazilian
Sabina Paellmann - Multidisciplinary Artist, African American-German
Jirah Joshua - Multidisciplinary Artist, African American-Native American
Blake Hiltunen - Bronze Class Instructor