Uncertainty surrounds the fate of the highly anticipated  Museum of West African Arts (MOWAA) in Benin City, Nigeria.  The museum's inception was initially tied to the restitution of the Benin Bronzes ; when plans for the new state-of-the-art institution were first revealed in 2020, the museum was promoted as the "most comprehensive display [of Benin Bronzes] in the world." But due to questions of ownership, it has been clear for years that the bronzes would not land in the new museum. MOWAA's