The Benin City National Museum was relocated to the public in 1973, as it was formerly in the Oba's Palace. It is home to a large number of Nigeria’s terracotta, bronze, and cast iron artefacts.

Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares 5 interesting things about Benin City. The Royal Oba’s Palace. Really, what’s more interesting than a palace?

The Benin Bronzes are what campaigners really want returned to Benin City and shown in this museum. What do those objects mean to you? It was profound the first time I saw them — and it still is.

In June, Rema dropped his lead single from the album, a collaboration with another Benin City native, Shallipoppi, called “Benin Boys,” a tribute to their hometown.

In Benin City, there has been a huge jump in awareness about the looted objects in the last decade, and artists, historians and activists have intensified their calls for restitution.