Nigeria is expected to receive over 100 Benin Bronze artifacts that were stolen during British imperialism, ... In 2026, ...

The Benin Bronze piece, held at the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art since 1986, was returned to the Royal Court in a July 15 ceremony in Benin City, Nigeria. It was one of many art works ...

In 2022, the German government reached an agreement to return more than 1,000 of its Benin works to Nigeria. In the same year, In the same year, the Smithsonian Institution in the US announced ...

Nigeria received 119 Benin Bronzes from the Netherlands on Tuesday (June 17), marking one of the largest restitutions of colonial-era artifacts since British forces looted the treasures from Benin ...

For many in Nigeria, the Benin Bronzes are a potent reminder of the violence of colonialism. The NCMM has issued formal repatriation requests to museums across the world.

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.