Plans are taking shape to build a museum in Benin City, Nigeria, where the bronzes will take pride of place. The story of the theft of the Benin bronzes began in 1897, when nine British military ...

The artefact is a "Benin Bronze", a priceless cultural object looted from modern-day Nigeria more than 120 years ... locals and torched Benin's capital city. They looted the royal palace, stealing ...

The South Korean city of Daegu on Monday ordered over 1,200 residents to evacuate after strong winds whipped up a wildfire and triggered the closure of a highway in the area due to concerns about ...

LAGOS - Nigeria's national museum commission will be responsible for retrieving and keeping priceless Benin Bronzes, taking on the task with the assent of the royal ruler appointed sole owner and ...

The Netherlands has agreed to return 119 Benin bronze statues to Nigeria, the Dutch embassy in ... looted during the British attack on Benin City in 1897, and should have never ended up in the ...

A group of Benin Bronzes ... in Benin City to help train a new generation of Nigerian archaeologists and develop a blueprint for best practice in preconstruction archaeology in Nigeria.

ABUJA - The Netherlands has agreed to return more than 100 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, the latest European ... during the British attack on Benin City in 1897, and should have never ended up in ...

Thousands of these culturally significant sculptures and carvings were stolen during the violent destruction of Benin City, in modern-day Nigeria's Edo state, in 1897. The treasures were sold ...

Employees open a glass case containing some of the 113 Benin Bronzes that are being returned to Nigeria after British ... military expedition to Benin City in 1897. They were intended to be ...

The Netherlands has agreed to return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, according to a statement released by the embassy on Tuesday. The Dutch Minister of Education, Culture, and Science, Eppo Bruins ...