The return of the Benin Bronzes, looted by British colonial forces in 1897, has become a rallying cry for Nigeria’s cultural restitution movement. Despite promises from Western institutions to ...

Germany has handed over 20 Benin Bronzes from its museums ... Nigeria’s information minister called on the British Museum to release the more than 900 Benin Bronzes it has. Ad Feedback. Ad ...

It called on British Museum to release the more than 900 Benin bronzes in its hold. Germany’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Annalena Baerbock, said her country was returning the artefacts to ...

The Benin Bronzes are a set of several thousand intricate artifacts that, despite their name, ... which has some 900 Benin Bronzes in its collections.

Benin Bronze artifacts on display in the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg, Germany. An international consortium is working on repatriating artifacts which were looted in the late 19th century.

The Horniman Museum has announced it will return all of its 72 “Benin Bronzes”. ... and the British Museum holds the largest collection of these objects in the world with more than 900 items.

The London museum houses over 900 Benin Bronzes. While the museum insists it has had positive discussions with Nigeria on the issue, the 2023 scandal over thefts from the museum caused ...

The British Museum in London, which owns around 900 Benin Bronzes, is prohibited from removing items from its collection on a permanent basis under a UK law from 1963.

Germany has handed over 20 Benin Bronzes from its museums to Nigeria, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday, making it the latest European country to return cultural artefacts ...