Brick-by-brick, Canadian artist Ekow Nimako re-imagined ancient African kingdoms by building and envisioning a journey based ...

Kelowna audiences get a chance to see how artist, Ekow Nimako, re-imagines ancient African kingdoms using Lego bricks.

An artist’s take on a legendary sea voyage, with ships and cities built from Lego bricks, will be featured in an new exhibit ...

The Empire of Mali managed to control the gold-bearing regions of Galam, Bambuk, and Bure, which are all located in Mali. Ancient Mali was essentially a trade nation, particularly during the ...

A fascination with that long-ago land has permeated Black art deeply enough ... us to associate ancient empires with the ambition of overseas exploration, and the Mali Empire was no exception.

c. 632-700s - Arab invasion of North Africa and subsequent spread of Islam. c.1226-1670 - Mali Empire becomes dominant force in the upper Niger basin following the Battle of Krina in 1234.