In a statement issued in February, the Dutch embassy acknowledged that the artefacts should never have been taken. Bengt van ...

To exhibit the works, known as Benin Bronzes, the museum created a gallery that included information about the looting and invited the kingdom’s royal leader, the oba, to the opening.

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 Benin Bronzes are a collection of thousands of metal plaques and sculptures that decorated the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin. Created between the 14th and 16th century, British soldiers ...

Following the request by the Nigerian Government, The Netherlands has agreed to return 119 stolen Benin Bronzes during the 1897 British punitive expedition back to the country. The transfer ...

These are pendants worn by high ranking officials in Benin The Netherlands says it will return more than 100 Benin Bronzes that British troops looted from Nigeria in the late 19th Century and ...

The 16th century AD bronze work, by a Benin bronze caster ... Queen Idia mask carries a serene face of the Queen Mother (Iyoba) wearing a beaded head dress, a beaded choker on her neck ...

The Oba of Benin is the rightful owner of the Benin Bronzes, according to an official gazette signed by then-president Muhammadu Buhari on 28 March. The priceless objects were looted from the Kingdom ...

The Benin Bronzes were looted at the end of the 19th Century and ended up in museums and private collections EMOWAA says it will complete its first building in 2024.

The Benin Bronzes were made from rings used to purchase slaves in Africa. Now, scientists have found that most of the metal was mined in western Germany. When you purchase through links on our ...