These sculptures hold cultural significance, as the carvings were stolen when Benin City, which is modern-day Nigeria’s Edo state was destroyed in 1897. Museums all over the Netherlands were ...

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 ...

The Netherlands says it will return more than 100 Benin Bronzes that British troops looted from Nigeria in the late 19th Century and which ended up in a Dutch museum. Thousands of these culturally ...