The royal leader of the Kingdom of Benin sought the return of artifacts displayed ... of Benin in 2013, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, acknowledged that British soldiers had plundered thousands ...

The British Museum says that it has "positive relationships" with the Royal Palace in Benin City and that it remains open to discussions with Nigeria. Ethiopia meanwhile wants the Maqdala ...

While museums including the British Museum ... s problematic history for many years now and began doing research then. It became clear that it was taken from the Royal Palace in Benin.

Fittingly, the MFA’s announcement cites ethical quandaries around the Benin artifacts. The museum said the means by which Lehman came into possession of many of these objects prompt questions about ...

Benin Bronzes are exhibited in museums around the world, but the largest collection can be found in the British Museum. While Germany announced the return of the bronzes in its possession, some ...

WOKE calls to return British Museum’s Benin Bronzes to Nigeria should be rejected, Sir Trevor Philips says. The former equalities czar said the case for sending back 900 brass sculptures was ...

Finland has repatriated a ceremonial stool looted by French forces from the Kingdom of Dahomey over a century ago, marking a ...

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, will return to Robert Owen Lehman twenty- seven Benin artefacts while keeping five of the ...