According to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Tuesday, Germany has returned 20 Benin Bronzes from its museums to Nigeria, making it the most recent European…
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Another major German city has begun giving back artwork stolen by British colonialists in the 19th century. Germany holds more than 1,000 pieces of the Benin…
Nigeria will loan seven Benin Bronzes to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) for the next five years. In August, the Horniman Museum and…
Dozens of Benin Bronzes that were stolen in Africa during the colonial era will go on display one last time in Berlin from Saturday before being…
The Benin Bronzes, which rank among the most important cultural artifacts in Africa and were stolen during the 19th century, will now belong to Nigeria after…
A London museum says it has agreed to return to Nigeria artefacts looted in the 19th Century from the Kingdom of Benin. The Horniman Museum said…
Joey Akan, The Conversation and Usifo Omozokpea, The Conversation After years of pressure, western countries are finally returning priceless artefacts and artworks that had been looted…