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 ...

Sotheby’s has postponed its sale of gems linked to the remains of the Buddha, in a case that has sparked legal and moral ...

The British Museum has reignited controversy over the Parthenon Sculptures by reaffirming its refusal to return them ...

LYTTON - Lorna Fandrich recalled walking into the burned out site of the Lytton Chinese History Museum in October 2021 ... hope of recovering some of the artifacts that documented the Chinese ...

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 ...

Calls to return the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria have been branded “weak” by Britain’s former anti-racism tsar. Sir Trevor Phillips, former head of the Commission for Racial Equality, argued ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

The repatriation of African art is gaining momentum, but a number of highly important and symbolic pieces remain in the hands of the continent’s former colonisers. Europe is re-evaluating its colonial ...

Originally founded in 1753 to document human history, art and culture, the British Museum is based inside a large Robert Smirke-designed complex constructed during the early to mid-19th century. The ...

New Delhi’s Ministry of Culture said the auction of the Piprahwa gems in Hong Kong, scheduled for Wednesday, “violates Indian ...

The film imagines a form of what Julien calls “poetic restitution,” alluding to contemporary debates on repatriation and the erasure of African material culture in Western art museums ...