After more than 120 years, 119 Benin Bronzes, which were looted by British troops, have been returned to Nigeria. The artifacts were stolen from the Kingdom of Benin in modern-day Nigeria by ...

Five Benin Bronzes that were donated by Lehman remain in the museum’s collection, including a pendant showing an oba and two dignitaries. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Robert Owen Lehman Collection.

Museums worldwide are returning the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. Here's why it matters, who's receiving them, and what it means for restitution policies.

Benin bronzes looted in the past and returned to Nigeria are examined during a handing over ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. AP Photo ...

It took more than a century but they are finally home. The Netherlands have returned 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, nearly 130 years after they were looted by British colonial troops.

MFA returns two Benin Bronzes to Nigeria By Malcolm Gay Globe Staff,Updated June 27, 2025, 3:30 p.m. 2 ...

The museum had sought to transfer ownership of 30 historic bronzes, originally plundered in a bloody colonial raid, to the Kingdom of Benin. The donor asked they be returned to him instead.

STORY: After a decades-long repatriation campaign, Nigeria has received 119 Benin Bronzes from the Netherlands.It is one of the largest restitutions of colonial-era artifacts since British forces ...

Last Tuesday, The Netherlands signed an agreement with Nigeria to return some 119 Benin Bronzes looted in 1897 when the British sacked the Kingdom of Benin in present day Nigeria. Some of the ...

The Benin Bronzes are indispensable to Nigeria. It is good that they are going back," Bruins said. The so-called Benin Bronzes were stolen from Nigeria's Kingdom of Benin by British soldiers in 1897.

Germany aims to start returning Benin Bronzes to Nigeria next year, its foreign and culture ministries said, part of a growing trend to return cultural artefacts seized during the colonial era to ...