Rashunda6d ago
"Today, the city of Zurich, which owns the Rietberg, is announcing that 11 objects in its permanent collection are being transferred to the Republic of Nigeria, represented by the National Commission for Museums and Monuments." https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/20/zurichs-museum-rietberg-transfers-11-benin-bronzes-to-nigerian-government #art #Beninbronzes #nigeria #zurich #switzerland #blackmastodon @blackfedi
Zurich's Museum Rietberg transfers 11 Benin Bronzes to Nigerian government

Nine of the objects will stay in Switzerland despite the change of ownership

The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
Kriszta SatoriFeb 11
#BBCNews - Looted African artefacts to be returned by Cambridge University
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g2l9j0ny1o
#BeninBronzes
Looted African artefacts to be returned by Cambridge University

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

BBC News
grumpyoldmarxistNov 11

#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

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/10/protesters-disrupt-event-at-nigeria-museum-mowaa-embroiled-in-looted-artefacts-row

Protesters disrupt event at Nigerian museum embroiled in looted artefacts row

Protest at Mowaa comes amid dispute over ownership of Benin bronzes looted by British colonial forces

The Guardian
Headlines AfricaNov 11
Protesters in Nigeria disrupt opening of major West African art museum http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TPBxX7 #Nigeria #Protest #WestAfricanArt #BeninBronzes #ArtMuseum
nolan at KillBaitOct 12

Challenges and disputes delay display of original Benin Bronzes in Nigeria's new museum

The new Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City, Nigeria, was expected to showcase the original Benin bronzes returned after decades of restitution efforts. These artefacts, looted by British colonial forces in 1897 and dispersed globally, symbolize a significant cultural heritage reclaimed... [More info]

grumpyoldmarxistOct 12

#Restitution row: how #Nigeria ’s new home for the #Beninbronzes ended up with clay replicas

https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/oct/12/restitution-row-how-nigerias-new-home-for-the-benin-bronzes-ended-up-with-clay-replicas

Restitution row: how Nigeria’s new home for the Benin bronzes ended up with clay replicas

The public display of artefacts looted by British colonial forces at the new Museum of West African Art was supposed to be the crowning glory of a decades-long restitution effort. What went wrong?

The Guardian
Carlos SolísJun 24, 2025
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…

The Netherlands returns 119 st...
The Netherlands returns 119 stolen sculptures to Nigeria

The Benin Bronzes were artefacts stolen during the UK’s imperial plunder of Benin, modern-day southern Nigeria.

Al Jazeera
Carlos SolísJun 24, 2025
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…
The Netherlands returns 119 stolen sculptures to Nigeria

The Benin Bronzes were artefacts stolen during the UK’s imperial plunder of Benin, modern-day southern Nigeria.

Al Jazeera
Emeritus Prof Christopher MayJun 24, 2025

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

MediaFaro News DigestMay 26, 2025

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.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250525-the-netherlands-prepares-to-return-looted-benin-bronzes-to-nigeria?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

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

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. …

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