Four spears taken from Australia by a British explorer more than 250 years ago will be returned by Cambridge University to ...
The United Kingdom has returned on a six-year loan 32 gold and silver treasures looted from the Asante kingdom over 150 years ...
Benin, Ethiopia, and Tanzania will show for the first time, while Nigeria marks its second pavilion, seven years after its ...
But others argue that the loaded term doesn’t apply. For many inside and outside of Africa, the Benin Bronzes are symbols of colonialism and exploitation, and they’ll stay that way until they’re ...
In order to show how sexual harassment leaves a mark, a women's rights organisation in Germany is drawing attention to bronze statues of nude women, with breasts that are visibly lighter after ...
From his famous recreation of HMS Victory inside a giant bottle, to a huge, multicoloured hibiscus erected in Leeds city centre, the British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare has always sought to ...
Public art is a way for the community at large to enjoy works of art. Nearly 10 years ago, the city of Albuquerque’s Public Art Program developed a plan to put one sculpture in every City ...
For too long, the focus of restitution debates has predominantly centered on African artifacts in Germany, highlighted by the return of 22 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria in 2022. It leaves the plight of ...
A recent initiative by several German museums to trace the origins of Chinese cultural relics is a commendable step toward ...
Items formally requested for return, which continue to garner media attention, include the Benin Bronzes which have become a touchstone to test European museums’ readiness to restitute heritage ...
at the Nigeria/Benin Republic border at Seme, Badagry. Nubi, who crossed into Nigeria from Benin Republic through the Seme border in Lagos State at 10:10 a.m. yesterday, was received by top Lagos ...
Germany now claims that it’s ... The Benin Bronzes are metalworks from the former Kingdom of Benin by the Edo People. Now modern-day Nigeria, the bronzes were taken by the British during their ...