The saga of the Benin bronzes has taken a new turn. Readers may recall that these beautiful and sinister brass objects were seized by British forces in 1897, and subsequently ended up in museums ...
By Kazeem Sanni and Sodiq Adelakun BENIN CITY, Nigeria, Feb 11 (Reuters) - As European museums return looted Benin Bronzes, the centuries-old craft that produced some of Africa's finest and most ...
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) recently announced the closure of its Benin Kingdom Gallery and the return of two bronzes from its collection to the emperor of Benin, the Oba, in Nigeria. This ...
The opening of the multi-million-dollar Museum of West African Arts has been delayed due to protests. Early plans saw it as the home of the restituted Benin Bronzes. What happened since?Uncertainty ...
Left to right: "Worked elephant tusk" (1500–1891), Benin; "Head of a prince (Oba)" (1600-1750), Benin; "Statue of a leopard" (c. 19th century), Benin; and "19th Century Staff with 'bird of prophecy'" ...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- The Netherlands on Thursday returned 119 artifacts looted from Nigeria, including human and animal figures, plaques, royal regalia and a bell. The artifacts, known as the Benin ...
Britain’s Left is turning monarchist. Most of the progressives silting up our universities would still heartily proclaim their republicanism, of course, but many are being converted to the merits of ...
The Smithsonian Museum of African Art is reportedly planning to return around 12 Benin bronzes that it currently claims ownership of in an agreement that has yet to be signed, in order to repatriate ...
Germany signed an agreement on Thursday to transfer ownership to Nigeria of the Benin Bronzes, which were looted in the 19th century. The Benin Bronze is a historic artwork that features different ...
An curved arrow pointing right. In the past few years, Europe and the United States have been returning stolen bronzes from the historical Kingdom of Benin. While today's Benin Bronze casters ...
The Museum of Fine Arts in the US city of Boston has returned two of the famed Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, authorities in the west African nation said late on Monday. The move represents "the return of ...
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