The saga of the Benin bronzes has taken a new turn. Readers may recall that these beautiful and sinister brass objects were ...

The University of Cambridge has transferred legal ownership of 116 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. The artefacts were looted in 1897 from Benin City, now in Nigeria, by British armed forces. This returning ...

By Kazeem Sanni and Sodiq Adelakun BENIN CITY, Nigeria, Feb 11 (Reuters) - As European museums return looted Benin Bronzes, the centuries-old craft that produced some of Africa's finest and most ...

As European museums return looted Benin bronzes, the centuries-old craft that produced ⁠some of Africa's finest and most ...

A Cambridge University museum will shortly return around 100 Benin bronzes to Nigeria as part of a major restitution initiative, the UK's weekly newspaper the Observer has reported. The institution ...

The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at Cambridge University, UK, will shortly send around 100 Benin bronzes to Nigeria as part of a major restitution initiative, according to the Observer ...

The Harbinger, which is the fourth-part landmark series culminating in A Window into the Soul of A People: 8000 Years of Art ...

Things came to a head in November, when protesters stormed a glitzy preview event for officials and foreign guests. The intruders, echoing the oba, demanded that the museum be suspended pending an ...

As European museums return looted Benin Bronzes, the centuries-old craft that produced some of Africa's finest and most significant heritage objects is struggling to survive in the Nigerian city where ...

Cambridge University has said seventeen pieces of Benin artefacts will remain on loan and on display at the MAA ...

The items stolen in the late 19th Century by British troops will officially be returned to Nigeria.

The British Museum is under pressure to return one of its most controversial artefacts after one of the country's top ...