The Wereldmuseum in Leiden is preparing to return 113 ancient sculptures to Nigeria, as pressure mounts on Western ...

Among its most intriguing customs is the practice of the Oba (king) and his wives covering their mouths with white ...

A set of ancient Benin Bronzes is on its way back to Nigeria after over a century in a Dutch museum. On Monday, May 19, 2025, ...

Clad in protective blue surgical gloves, a Dutch museum worker gingerly unhooks a precious decorative artefact before gently ...

Leena Talvitie officially handed over a ceremonial royal stool, known as a katakle, to Beninese Minister of Tourism, Culture ...

With support from the Mellon Foundation, Open Restitution Africa has supported microgrants to develop case studies.

In March 2023, then-president Muhammadu Buhari signed a decree saying the Oba, or king, of the historic kingdom of Benin rightfully owned all returned Benin Bronzes and was responsible for ...

Instead they featured five elaborate brass sculptures held in Dresden’s State Art Collections—objects taken from the Oba (king) of Benin in West Africa ... boardrooms across Europe and America. The ...

The Smithsonian Institution, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the German government announced they were returning scores of sculptures, plaques and ornaments, known as the Benin Bronzes ...

His declaration of 23 March, made public last month, unequivocally recognises the Oba, or king, of Benin, Ewuare II, as the owner of the famous Benin Bronzes. These are thousands of metal castings ...