The Museum of Fine Arts Boston has returned two works of art to the Kingdom of Benin after 12 years in its collection. The ...

The Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) Boston returned two artefacts to the Oba of Benin in a ceremony at Nigeria House in New York City. Looted during the infamous "punitive expedition" attack by British ...

Twenty-one works in Swiss museum collections were looted from Benin City when the Royal Palace was plundered by the British Army in 1897, a new report reveals. The report, published by the Swiss ...

Nov. 7 (UPI) --A highly anticipated database of the Benin Bronzes, a massive trove of art and cultural artifacts looted from the Kingdom of Benin by the British empire in 1897, launched Friday.The ...

What does art tell us about the kingdom of Benin? Learn about animals in Benin art and how brass statues were made in this BBC Bitesize year 5/6 KS2 History guide.

The museum had sought to transfer ownership of 30 historic bronzes, originally plundered in a bloody colonial raid, to the Kingdom of Benin. The donor asked they be returned to him instead.

The Benin bronzes — beautiful pieces of art and brutal testimonies of colonial history — are a collection of artifacts made by the Edo peoples from the Kingdom of Benin, located in the ...

The Horniman Museum promised to repatriate a trove of artifacts, which include objects known as Benin bronzes, looted from West Africa during a British military invasion in 1897.

A legal agreement transferred ownership from the Smithsonian to representatives of Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments; it was signed in October 2022. Also at that time, a museum ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — In a ceremony Tuesday morning, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art formally transferred ownership of 29 Benin bronzes to Nigeria. The bronzes are a small part ...