The Netherlands says it will return over 100 Benin Bronzes that British troops looted from Nigeria in the late 19th ...

In the context of the Netherlands’ decision to return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, as well as similar actions by the US and Germany, Dutch Minister of Education, Culture, and Science Eppo ...

Benin Bronzes are exhibited in museums around the world, but the largest collection can be found in the British Museum. While Germany announced the return of the bronzes in its possession, some ...

Europe and the United States have been returning stolen bronzes from the historical Kingdom of Benin. While today's Benin Bronze casters appreciate repatriation efforts, they say Nigeria's ...

A Benin Bronze artefact will return to Nigeria after being at Jesus College, Cambridge, for over 100 years. The statue of a cockerel, known as the "Okukur", was taken by British colonial forces in ...

We’re in that little corner where Nigeria will be one day. You’ve made it! Hello and welcome to the Benin civilization. My name is Ibie. I’m on my way to the Oba’s palace. The Oba is our ...

And in that long and turbulent history, the Benin Bronzes, as they used to be known, hold a unique place. Made in what is now modern Nigeria, in the sixteenth century, the Benin plaques are ...