The German government returned some of the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria– 125 years after they were stolen by the British troops in 1897. Cultural historian, art and heritage specialist Dr. Oluwatoyin ...

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 ...

T he return of the Benin Bronzes, looted by British colonial forces in 1897, has become a rallying cry for Nigeria’s cultural restitution movement. Despite promises from Western institutions to ...

Another famous collection, known as the Benin Bronzes, is made up of thousands of antique sculptures that were looted from the British in modern-day Nigeria during the 1800s. The Bronzes were ...

These are often called 'Benin Bronzes', however most are actually made of brass rather than bronze. Narrator: Hello, future people of the UK. I’d like to show you around the Benin civilisation.

Boudewijn Bollmann Return of Benin Bronzes, pictured, at Wereldmuseum Leiden. February 21: The Netherlands announced they would return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. “This restitution contributes ...

Hello future people of the UK! I’d like to show you around The Benin Civilisation but to do that you’ve got to go back 500 years. Before Queen Victoria, before the Spanish Armada right back to ...

Some of the 313 manillas excavated by the Sociedad de Ciencias Aranzadi from a Flemish trader lost in 1524 off Getaria in Basque Country, northern Spain. The ship was chartered by Portuguese ...

Debate has included the fate of the Benin Bronzes, plaques featuring sculptures of humans and animals, taken from the ancient Kingdom of Benin. The British Museum alone currently owns 900 of the ...

The Benin Bronzes are a collection of thousands of metal plaques and sculptures that decorated the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin. Created between the 14th and 16th century, British soldiers ...