By Kazeem Sanni and Sodiq Adelakun BENIN CITY, Nigeria, Feb 11 (Reuters) - As European museums return looted Benin Bronzes, ...
Things came to a head in November, when protesters stormed a glitzy preview event for officials and foreign guests. The ...
The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at Cambridge University, UK, will shortly send around 100 Benin bronzes to Nigeria as part of a major restitution initiative, according to the Observer ...
Ownership of more than 100 artefacts stolen by the British military from Africa in the late 19th Century and housed at the ...
As European museums return looted Benin bronzes, the centuries-old craft that produced some of Africa's finest and most ...
(GERMANY-CARNIVAL/ (PIX, TV), 302 words) As Benin Bronzes return to Nigeria, the craft that made them struggles to survive BENIN CITY, Nigeria - As European museums return looted Benin Bronzes, the ...
The Benin Bronzes — some roughly 3,000 stunning bronze artworks sculpted by African metalsmiths between the 16th and 19th centuries — were crafted from metal mined from Germany's Rhineland region, a ...
The restitution of Benin bronzes by European institutions may now have a clearer pathway as the Nigerian government has officially recognized the artifacts as belonging to the traditional king, Oba ...
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The Stanley Museum of Art is now the first U.S. institution to return works to the former Benin royal family. Court officials carrying the Benin Bronzes during the restitution ceremony. Photo by ...
LONDON — After years of ignored pleas and stonewalled requests, deals were finally coming together to return some of Africa’s most prized treasures to the continent. The Smithsonian Institution, the ...
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