The University of Aberdeen in Scotland said earlier this year that its museum would give back a Benin Bronze head "unconditionally". But in the wake of recent events the museum's director ...

The Benin Bronzes - thousands of brass ... are desperate to fend off the withering criticism of recent years. They need the Royal Museum to succeed. A Nigerian negotiator told me how some ...

You kind of answered the second question too, which is great, because I will now pose the second question to you, Olorunfemi : What do you think is the best way to proceed with the Benin Bronzes? Who ...

Despite their name, the majority of the Benin Bronzes were actually made of brass, while others were crafted from materials such as ivory, coral, leather, and wood. The precise origin of the brass ...

An curved arrow pointing right. In the past few years, Europe and the United States have been returning stolen bronzes from the historical Kingdom of Benin. While today's Benin Bronze casters ...

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 ...

March 28, 2021 Benin Bronzes on display at the British Museum in London. Photo: Joyofmuseums via Wikimedia Commons Benin Bronzes on display at the British Museum in London. Photo: Joyofmuseums via ...

Some of the 313 manillas excavated by the Sociedad de Ciencias Aranzadi from a Flemish trader lost in 1524 off Getaria in Basque Country, northern Spain. The ship was chartered by Portuguese ...

The US government said it has successfully repatriated a total of 63 Benin bronzes since 2022. The Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. embassy in Nigeria, David Greene, said the grant was awarded to ...

It will be history. A young boy, Ibi, tells us how they are made using the 'lost wax' process, and why bronze was so important at the time. The people of Benin traded as far away as India and ...

The Headlines PETITION TO BLOCK BRONZE RETURN DISMISSED. The US Supreme Court has denied a petition to block the Smithsonian ...