AlUla Governorate is celebrating World Heritage Day, observed annually on April 18, by showcasing a historical legacy ...

Recent years have seen increased public interest in provenance—where and how museum treasures came from—as the German Lost Art Foundation’s Gilbert Lupfer explained in The New York Times back in 2023.

Zurich’s Museum Rietberg has transferred ownership of eleven objects from the Kingdom of Benin held by Museum Rietberg to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Museum Rietberg won’t be sending them all ...

Behind thick earth walls a small team of Nigerians are archiving fragments of their country’s past. The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA), an exhibition space and research institute, was built on ...

Benin City, Nigeria — As European museums return looted Benin Bronzes, the centuries-old craft that produced some of Africa's finest and most significant heritage objects is struggling to survive in ...

Nigeria receives 116 Benin Bronzes looted by British forces in the 1897 Benin Expedition, marking a major repatriation win from Jesus College, Cambridge. These brass plaques and sculptures-depicting ...

Workshops replaced by shops and bars, threatening craft's survival Intervention needed to preserve Benin's bronze casting heritage Young casters face economic hardships and migration challenges BENIN ...

WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art is returning to the Indian government three bronzes, museum leaders said, after extensive provenance research indicated that the objects ...

The museum will return the items in an agreement with the Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments. A Dutch museum will repatriate its portion of the Benin Bronzes to their rightful ...