The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has closed its renowned but controversial Benin Kingdom Gallery. The space prominently displayed bronze and ivory objects considered masterpieces from the former ...

The high court filing follows a brief order from a federal appeals court that kept in place a court order blocking the policy ...

The repatriation of African art is gaining momentum, but a number of highly important and symbolic pieces remain in the hands ...

The royal leader of the Kingdom of Benin sought the return of artifacts displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The ...

Imagine holding a fragment of a lost civilization in your hands—a mask carved by ancient hands, a tapestry woven long before ...

The wealthy donor who pledged them to the museum asked they be returned to him amid talks to transfer ownership to their ...

In an unprecedented move for a United States arts institution, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, will return a promised gift ...

The British Museum must not succumb to pressure to return the Benin Bronzes to Africa, as the case for their restitution is 'weak', Sir Trevor Phillips has said. The former head of the Racial ...

The Benin Bronzes should not be sent back to Africa, Britain’s former anti-racism tsar has said. Sir Trevor Phillips, who previously led the Commission for Racial Equality, said the case for ...

Britain should resist demands to return “looted” treasures such as the Benin Bronzes or the Elgin Marbles according to the former head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. In a paper ...

However, cooler temperatures are due to creep in later this evening as showers spread from the west. The Met Office’s forecast for the rest of today reads: "Eastern areas holding on to the most ...

Akan Nsiso funerary art and practices have direct parallels with Ife and Benin bronze heads dating to the 13th century. “The funerary portraits at Nkyinkyim are rendered in various tribal styles ...