It is the collections themselves and in particular the fifty-six archaic Chinese bronzes here reproduced in large-scale photographs which are the true monument ; but even they will be touched by a ...

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 ...

Milan, December 5 - The first unusual spots have appeared on the faces, legs and abdomen of the Riace Bronzes and experts say that more frequent check-ups are needed to ward off "cancer".

Cambridge University is under pressure to return the Benin Bronzes it promised to Nigeria three years ago after Nigerian authorities said they would not disappear into the collection of a king ...

Nigeria's Museum Agrees With Royal Ruler on Custody of Benin Bronzes (This Feb. 26 story has been corrected to make clear that the royal museum will house some of, not all, the artefacts ...

The 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 ...

The stolen bronzes are among Africa's finest and most significant heritage objects and are mostly in Europe. In March 2023, then-president Muhammadu Buhari signed a decree saying the Oba ...

The Netherlands has pledged to return to Nigeria no fewer than 199 Benin Bronzes looted by British troops who invaded the Benin City in the late 18th century. The European country made this known ...

The artifacts, known as the Benin Bronzes and mostly housed in a museum in Leiden, were looted in the late 19th century by British soldiers from what is now Nigeria. They will be returned at the ...

These objects were later sold and eventually ended up in Dutch museums. The Benin Bronzes hold significant historical and cultural value for Nigerian society, as they represent an essential part of ...