On 19 February 2025, a significant moment in history unfolded in Leiden, Netherlands. A signing ceremony confirmed the ...

A British law however stampedes the British Museum from giving back the Benin Bronzes, which many in Nigeria see as symbols of colonial violence, and the NCMM has formally requested their ...

As British history and heritage institutions start to tell new stories uncovering their links to colonialism and slavery, ...

Grand country estates were once celebrated symbols of the British Empire ... such as statues of enslaved Africans and looted Benin Bronzes. She investigates whether Britain is finally ready ...

The Benin Bronzes serve as Nigeria’s ambassadors, showcasing Africa’s history, says Dutch envoy Deelen, as the Netherlands plans to return them. The Consul-General of the Kingdom of Netherlands in ...

The Benin Bronzes are indispensable to Nigeria, and it is right that they are being returned.” The bronzes, among the most significant cultural artifacts in Nigerian history, have long been a symbol ...

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 ...

Last Tuesday, The Netherlands signed an agreement with Nigeria to return some 119 Benin Bronzes looted in 1897 when the British sacked the Kingdom of Benin in present day Nigeria. Some of the ...