It took more than a century but they are finally home. The Netherlands have returned 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, nearly 130 years after they were looted by British colonial troops. This shipment is ...

The Museum of Fine Arts in the US city of Boston has returned two of the famed Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, authorities in the west African nation said late on Monday. The move represents "the return of ...

Left to right: "Worked elephant tusk" (1500–1891), Benin; "Head of a prince (Oba)" (1600-1750), Benin; "Statue of a leopard" (c. 19th century), Benin; and "19th Century Staff with 'bird of prophecy'" ...

The Smithsonian Museum of African Art is reportedly planning to return around 12 Benin bronzes that it currently claims ownership of in an agreement that has yet to be signed, in order to repatriate ...

The opening of the multi-million-dollar Museum of West African Arts has been delayed due to protests. Early plans saw it as the home of the restituted Benin Bronzes. What happened since?Uncertainty ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- The Netherlands on Thursday returned 119 artifacts looted from Nigeria, including human and animal figures, plaques, royal regalia and a bell. The artifacts, known as the Benin ...

Germany signed an agreement on Thursday to transfer ownership to Nigeria of the Benin Bronzes, which were looted in the 19th century. The Benin Bronze is a historic artwork that features different ...

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) recently announced the closure of its Benin Kingdom Gallery and the return of two bronzes from its collection to the emperor of Benin, the Oba, in Nigeria. This ...

Clad in protective blue surgical gloves, a Dutch museum worker gingerly unhooks a precious decorative artefact before gently laying it down on a pillow and wrapping it in dozens of layers of special ...