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Museums worldwide are returning the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. Here's why it matters, who's receiving them, and what it means ...
The Benin Bronzes were artefacts stolen during the UK’s imperial plunder of Benin, modern-day southern Nigeria.
After more than 120 years, 119 Benin Bronzes, which were looted by British troops, have been returned to Nigeria. The artifacts were stolen from the Kingdom of Benin in modern-day Nigeria by ...
The two artefacts are being restituted as part of the museum's closure of its Benin gallery, which had been donated by the ...
Nigeria achieved a historic milestone as 119 Benin Bronzes were formally repatriated by the Netherlands, marking the largest ...
The Benin Bronzes were returned at the request of Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments. The restitution is a testament to the power of prayer and determination, the monarch said.
The British Museum says it is restricted from permanently returning items including Benin Bronzes due to the British Museum Act 1963.
The Netherlands has officially returned 119 ancient sculptures stolen over 120 years ago from the former Kingdom of Benin in ...
After the French parliament voted on Monday to return to Ivory Coast a “talking drum” that colonial troops took from the ...
Nigeria has taken delivery from the Netherlands of 119 pieces of priceless "Benin Bronze" artefacts looted more than 120 years ago, the country's museum commission and the Dutch embassy said ...
Clad in protective blue surgical gloves, a Dutch museum worker gingerly unhooks a precious decorative artefact before gently laying it down on a pillow and wrapping it in dozens of ...