A legal agreement transferred ownership from the Smithsonian to representatives of Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments; it was signed in October 2022. Also at that time, a museum ...

The German minister of culture has announced plans to return hundreds of art objects to Nigeria. Their provenance is the Benin Royal Palace—located in Benin City, which is situated in southern ...

Edo State is preparing to light up this December with EDO CARNIVAL 2025, a spectacular cultural celebration themed “Illuminating Heritage, Celebrating Today.” Designed to showcase the state’s ...

According to the organisers, the carnival will take place from 21 to 27 December, featuring an array of events that spotlight ...

Dec. 23 (UPI) --German officials have handed over 20 artifacts known as Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, marking a major restitution of art that could lead to further restitution by other countries.

Politics In a ‘Historic Milestone,’ Germany Will Begin to Return Benin Bronzes From Its Public Collections to Nigeria in 2022. The move is without precedent.

A London museum has agreed to return 72 objects looted from Benin City in 1897 to the Nigerian government.. The Horniman Museum and Gardens, located in south London, announced the transfer in a ...

Last month, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C., removed 10 Benin Bronze pieces from display and committed to repatriating them to Nigeria.

A Cambridge University college handed over a bronze cockerel looted from Africa in the 19th century to Nigerian authorities on Wednesday, as part of a modest but growing effort in some European ...