💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🌍🏛️ In 1897, British forces looted thousands of artifacts from #BeninCity. Now, the University of #Cambridge is returning legal ownership of 116 objects to #Nigeria.

Dr. Mark Elliott and Professor Nicholas Thomas discuss the #history of these brass heads and ivory carvings, and why repatriation is the right step for the #museum sector.

👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/returning-benin-bronzes-cambridge-university

#africa #art #culture #england #uk #ethics #sculptures #statues #thebritishmuseum #war #westafrica #tksst #video

🌍🏛️ In 1897, British forces looted thousands of artifacts from #BeninCity. Now, the University of #Cambridge is returning legal ownership of 116 objects to #Nigeria.

Dr. Mark Elliott and Professor Nicholas Thomas discuss the #history of these brass heads and ivory carvings, and why repatriation is the right step for the #museum sector.

👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/returning-benin-bronzes-cambridge-university?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=benin-bronzes

#africa #art #culture #england #uk #ethics #sculptures #statues #thebritishmuseum #war #westafrica #tksst #video

[13:10] British Museum party closed as sacked worker shuts system

The British Museum has said it had been forced to close some galleries after a fired IT contractor "trespassed into the museum and shut down several of our systems".

https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2025/0125/1492896-museum-it/

#TheBritishMuseum