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  1. europesays.com/ch/38277/ Nigeria, Switzerland deepen ties as Bern pledges return of Benin Bronzes #BeninBronzes #Bern

  2. #Nigeria
    Protesters target major new Nigerian museum embroiled in looted artefacts row

    Protest at #Mowaa comes amid dispute over ownership of #BeninBronzes looted by British colonial forces

    theguardian.com/world/2025/nov

  3. #Nigeria
    Protesters target major new Nigerian museum embroiled in looted artefacts row

    Protest at #Mowaa comes amid dispute over ownership of #BeninBronzes looted by British colonial forces

    theguardian.com/world/2025/nov

  4. The devs of #Relooted must be frantically rewriting a few scenarios as we speak: "The Netherlands returns 119 stolen sculptures to Nigeria - The #BeninBronzes were artefacts stolen during the UK’s imperial plunder of Benin, modern-day southern Nigeria" aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/21/t…
  5. The devs of #Relooted must be frantically rewriting a few scenarios as we speak: "The Netherlands returns 119 stolen sculptures to Nigeria - The #BeninBronzes were artefacts stolen during the UK’s imperial plunder of Benin, modern-day southern Nigeria" aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/21/t…
  6. The devs of #Relooted must be frantically rewriting a few scenarios as we speak: "The Netherlands returns 119 stolen sculptures to Nigeria - The #BeninBronzes were artefacts stolen during the UK’s imperial plunder of Benin, modern-day southern Nigeria" aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/21/t…
  7. While the British umm & ahhh about the restitution of looted artefacts, I see the Dutch (ever the pragmatists) have just got on with negotiating the return of 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria.

    Meanwhile the British talk about our world class museums & the presentation of world cultures, or the difficulty of changing the laws constraining the return of artworks from national museum collections.

    The entitlement of imperialism hasn't quite faded, has it?

    #art #BeninBronzes #imperialism

    h/t ArtNews

  8. While the British umm & ahhh about the restitution of looted artefacts, I see the Dutch (ever the pragmatists) have just got on with negotiating the return of 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria.

    Meanwhile the British talk about our world class museums & the presentation of world cultures, or the difficulty of changing the laws constraining the return of artworks from national museum collections.

    The entitlement of imperialism hasn't quite faded, has it?

    #art #BeninBronzes #imperialism

    h/t ArtNews

  9. While the British umm & ahhh about the restitution of looted artefacts, I see the Dutch (ever the pragmatists) have just got on with negotiating the return of 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria.

    Meanwhile the British talk about our world class museums & the presentation of world cultures, or the difficulty of changing the laws constraining the return of artworks from national museum collections.

    The entitlement of imperialism hasn't quite faded, has it?

    #art #BeninBronzes #imperialism

    h/t ArtNews

  10. While the British umm & ahhh about the restitution of looted artefacts, I see the Dutch (ever the pragmatists) have just got on with negotiating the return of 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria.

    Meanwhile the British talk about our world class museums & the presentation of world cultures, or the difficulty of changing the laws constraining the return of artworks from national museum collections.

    The entitlement of imperialism hasn't quite faded, has it?

    #art #BeninBronzes #imperialism

    h/t ArtNews

  11. While the British umm & ahhh about the restitution of looted artefacts, I see the Dutch (ever the pragmatists) have just got on with negotiating the return of 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria.

    Meanwhile the British talk about our world class museums & the presentation of world cultures, or the difficulty of changing the laws constraining the return of artworks from national museum collections.

    The entitlement of imperialism hasn't quite faded, has it?

    #art #BeninBronzes #imperialism

    h/t ArtNews

  12. The Netherlands prepares to return looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria.

    The Wereldmuseum in Leiden is preparing to return 113 ancient sculptures to Nigeria, as pressure mounts on Western governments and institutions to hand back the spoils of the colonial era.

    The bronzes were looted from the ancient Kingdom of Benin, in modern-day Nigeria, more than 120 years ago by British colonisers.

    mediafaro.org/article/20250525

    #Netherlands #BeninBronzes #Benin #Colonialism #Art #Leiden #Museum #History

  13. The Netherlands prepares to return looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria.

    The Wereldmuseum in Leiden is preparing to return 113 ancient sculptures to Nigeria, as pressure mounts on Western governments and institutions to hand back the spoils of the colonial era.

    The bronzes were looted from the ancient Kingdom of Benin, in modern-day Nigeria, more than 120 years ago by British colonisers.

    mediafaro.org/article/20250525

    #Netherlands #BeninBronzes #Benin #Colonialism #Art #Leiden #Museum #History

  14. The Netherlands prepares to return looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria.

    The Wereldmuseum in Leiden is preparing to return 113 ancient sculptures to Nigeria, as pressure mounts on Western governments and institutions to hand back the spoils of the colonial era.

    The bronzes were looted from the ancient Kingdom of Benin, in modern-day Nigeria, more than 120 years ago by British colonisers.

    mediafaro.org/article/20250525

    #Netherlands #BeninBronzes #Benin #Colonialism #Art #Leiden #Museum #History

  15. The Netherlands prepares to return looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria.

    The Wereldmuseum in Leiden is preparing to return 113 ancient sculptures to Nigeria, as pressure mounts on Western governments and institutions to hand back the spoils of the colonial era.

    The bronzes were looted from the ancient Kingdom of Benin, in modern-day Nigeria, more than 120 years ago by British colonisers.

    mediafaro.org/article/20250525

    #Netherlands #BeninBronzes #Benin #Colonialism #Art #Leiden #Museum #History

  16. The Netherlands prepares to return looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria.

    The Wereldmuseum in Leiden is preparing to return 113 ancient sculptures to Nigeria, as pressure mounts on Western governments and institutions to hand back the spoils of the colonial era.

    The bronzes were looted from the ancient Kingdom of Benin, in modern-day Nigeria, more than 120 years ago by British colonisers.

    mediafaro.org/article/20250525

    #Netherlands #BeninBronzes #Benin #Colonialism #Art #Leiden #Museum #History

  17. New York Times: Museum’s Benin Bronzes Are Reclaimed by Wealthy Collector. “The fact that so many artifacts were removed by British forces from Benin, in present-day southern Nigeria, has led museums including the Smithsonian to return some of those items to Africa. The repatriation is part of a broader reckoning within the art world about how to handle vast amounts of cultural patrimony […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/28/new-york-times-museums-benin-bronzes-are-reclaimed-by-wealthy-collector/

  18. New York Times: Museum’s Benin Bronzes Are Reclaimed by Wealthy Collector. “The fact that so many artifacts were removed by British forces from Benin, in present-day southern Nigeria, has led museums including the Smithsonian to return some of those items to Africa. The repatriation is part of a broader reckoning within the art world about how to handle vast amounts of cultural patrimony […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/28/new-york-times-museums-benin-bronzes-are-reclaimed-by-wealthy-collector/

  19. New York Times: Museum’s Benin Bronzes Are Reclaimed by Wealthy Collector. “The fact that so many artifacts were removed by British forces from Benin, in present-day southern Nigeria, has led museums including the Smithsonian to return some of those items to Africa. The repatriation is part of a broader reckoning within the art world about how to handle vast amounts of cultural patrimony […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/28/new-york-times-museums-benin-bronzes-are-reclaimed-by-wealthy-collector/

  20. Straits Times: Nigeria’s museum agrees with royal ruler on custody of Benin Bronzes. “Nigeria’s national museum commission will be responsible for retrieving and keeping priceless Benin Bronzes, taking on the task with the assent of the royal ruler appointed sole owner and custodian of the objects nearly two years ago, its head said. Nigeria is on a quest to recover the thousands of intricate […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/03/straits-times-nigerias-museum-agrees-with-royal-ruler-on-custody-of-benin-bronzes/

  21. Straits Times: Nigeria’s museum agrees with royal ruler on custody of Benin Bronzes. “Nigeria’s national museum commission will be responsible for retrieving and keeping priceless Benin Bronzes, taking on the task with the assent of the royal ruler appointed sole owner and custodian of the objects nearly two years ago, its head said. Nigeria is on a quest to recover the thousands of intricate […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/03/straits-times-nigerias-museum-agrees-with-royal-ruler-on-custody-of-benin-bronzes/

  22. Straits Times: Nigeria’s museum agrees with royal ruler on custody of Benin Bronzes. “Nigeria’s national museum commission will be responsible for retrieving and keeping priceless Benin Bronzes, taking on the task with the assent of the royal ruler appointed sole owner and custodian of the objects nearly two years ago, its head said. Nigeria is on a quest to recover the thousands of intricate […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/03/straits-times-nigerias-museum-agrees-with-royal-ruler-on-custody-of-benin-bronzes/

  23. Straits Times: Nigeria’s museum agrees with royal ruler on custody of Benin Bronzes. “Nigeria’s national museum commission will be responsible for retrieving and keeping priceless Benin Bronzes, taking on the task with the assent of the royal ruler appointed sole owner and custodian of the objects nearly two years ago, its head said. Nigeria is on a quest to recover the thousands of intricate […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/03/straits-times-nigerias-museum-agrees-with-royal-ruler-on-custody-of-benin-bronzes/

  24. Straits Times: Nigeria’s museum agrees with royal ruler on custody of Benin Bronzes. “Nigeria’s national museum commission will be responsible for retrieving and keeping priceless Benin Bronzes, taking on the task with the assent of the royal ruler appointed sole owner and custodian of the objects nearly two years ago, its head said. Nigeria is on a quest to recover the thousands of intricate […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/03/straits-times-nigerias-museum-agrees-with-royal-ruler-on-custody-of-benin-bronzes/

  25. Benin Bronzes: Netherlands to return stolen Benin statues to Nigeria.

    The Netherlands says it will return more than 100 Benin Bronzes that British troops looted from Nigeria in the late 19th Century and which ended up in a Dutch museum.

    The Dutch Minister of Culture says he hopes this move will address the "historical injustice".

    mediafaro.org/article/20250219

    #Netherlands #BeninBronzes #Museum

  26. Benin Bronzes: Netherlands to return stolen Benin statues to Nigeria.

    The Netherlands says it will return more than 100 Benin Bronzes that British troops looted from Nigeria in the late 19th Century and which ended up in a Dutch museum.

    The Dutch Minister of Culture says he hopes this move will address the "historical injustice".

    mediafaro.org/article/20250219

    #Netherlands #BeninBronzes #Museum

  27. Benin Bronzes: Netherlands to return stolen Benin statues to Nigeria.

    The Netherlands says it will return more than 100 Benin Bronzes that British troops looted from Nigeria in the late 19th Century and which ended up in a Dutch museum.

    The Dutch Minister of Culture says he hopes this move will address the "historical injustice".

    mediafaro.org/article/20250219

    #Netherlands #BeninBronzes #Museum

  28. Benin Bronzes: Netherlands to return stolen Benin statues to Nigeria.

    The Netherlands says it will return more than 100 Benin Bronzes that British troops looted from Nigeria in the late 19th Century and which ended up in a Dutch museum.

    The Dutch Minister of Culture says he hopes this move will address the "historical injustice".

    mediafaro.org/article/20250219

    #Netherlands #BeninBronzes #Museum

  29. Benin Bronzes: Netherlands to return stolen Benin statues to Nigeria.

    The Netherlands says it will return more than 100 Benin Bronzes that British troops looted from Nigeria in the late 19th Century and which ended up in a Dutch museum.

    The Dutch Minister of Culture says he hopes this move will address the "historical injustice".

    mediafaro.org/article/20250219

    #Netherlands #BeninBronzes #Museum

  30. Restitution, wrangling and renewal in Benin

    How the return of priceless looted treasures sparked a creative renaissance ft.com/content/af133939-e6da-4 #Benin #Beninbronzes

  31. Restitution, wrangling and renewal in Benin

    How the return of priceless looted treasures sparked a creative renaissance ft.com/content/af133939-e6da-4 #Benin #Beninbronzes

  32. Restitution, wrangling and renewal in Benin

    How the return of priceless looted treasures sparked a creative renaissance ft.com/content/af133939-e6da-4 #Benin #Beninbronzes

  33. Restitution, wrangling and renewal in Benin

    How the return of priceless looted treasures sparked a creative renaissance ft.com/content/af133939-e6da-4 #Benin #Beninbronzes