The Benin Bronze piece, held at the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art since 1986, was returned to the Royal Court in a July 15 ceremony in Benin City, Nigeria. It was one of many art works ...

The drainage system now known as the Benin Moat was a marvel to people from far and wide. The Benin Moat also served as initial buffer, Nigeria: Benin City, a Decaying City - allAfrica.com ...

Restituted works are likely destined for a new museum in Benin City, to be called the Edo Museum of West African Art.It is designed by the architect David Adjaye and planned for completion by 2026 ...

In Benin City, there has been a huge jump in awareness about the looted objects in the last decade, and artists, historians and activists have intensified their calls for restitution.

A picture shows two artifacts from the "Benin Bronzes" collection, a long-beaked bird and the monarch's bell, returned to the Benin kingdom by a British pensioner during a ceremony in Benin City ...

This incursion of 1,200 British soldiers captured and sacked Benin City (located in modern day Nigeria), ... Sotheby’s returned it and five other Benin objects to the family that consigned them.