Centuries after Europe’s colonial scramble, the fight to reclaim looted masterpieces, from West African “talking drums” to ...

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.

After the French parliament voted on Monday to return to Ivory Coast a “talking drum” that colonial troops took from the ...

The British Museum has also refused to return any of the sacred sculptures and carvings known as the "Benin Bronzes" taken during a British military expedition in the former kingdom of Benin in ...

Netherlands Returns 119 Ancient Benin Bronzes to Nigeria The Netherlands officially returned 119 ancient sculptures stolen over 120 years ago from the former Kingdom of Benin in southern Nigeria.

At a ceremony Friday in New York City, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts returned two works of art that were stolen from present-day Nigeria more than a century ago. They were donated to the MFA in ...

The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has returned two historic works of art looted from the Benin Kingdom in 1897 to the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba Ewuare II.

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The British Museum has also refused to return any of the sacred sculptures and carvings known as the "Benin Bronzes" taken during a British military expedition in the former kingdom of Benin in ...

Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts returned a pair of looted artifacts Friday to His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba Ewuare II, Oba of Benin, reconciling a colonial-era theft that dates back to the late 1800s. The ...