On 19 February 2025, a significant moment in history unfolded in Leiden, Netherlands. A signing ceremony confirmed the ...

The Kingdom of Benin was located in what is now known as southern Nigeria. The kingdom was led by the Oba, a powerful leader who was believed to be descended from the gods. The Obas used art and ...

Nigeria is on a quest to recover thousands of intricate bronze sculptures and castings that were looted by British soldiers during a raid on the then-separate Kingdom of Benin, located in what is ...

Who owns stolen art? Today on the show, the bloody journey of a Benin Bronze from West Africa to the halls of one of England's most elite... The Kingdom Behind Glass Who owns stolen art?

The Benin Monarch, Omo N’oba N’edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare II, has received two artefacts from the Stanley Museum of Art, University of Iowa, in the United States. These artefacts—a wooden ...

The Netherlands has become the latest country to agree to return the Benin Bronzes, works of art looted by the British from the Kingdom of Benin, in present-day Nigeria, in 1897. The Dutch ...

The Kingdom of Benin was located in what is now known as southern Nigeria. The kingdom was led by the Oba, a powerful leader who was believed to be descended from the gods. The Obas used art and ...

The sculptures, prized for their beauty and ... a point of pain for the descendants of those from the ancient Benin kingdom. This move may increase pressure on other institutions to return the ...