Nigeria's national museum commission will be responsible for retrieving and keeping priceless Benin Bronzes, taking on the ...

With the Oba’s consent, NCMM will now oversee conservation and negotiations for their return. Talks with Cambridge University, which paused plans to return over 100 bronzes, are ongoing.

On 19 February 2025, a significant moment in history unfolded in Leiden, Netherlands. A signing ceremony confirmed the ...

The hundreds of Benin Bronzes make up one of the most notorious and ongoing disputes over looted art during colonial ...

The artifacts, known as the Benin Bronzes and mostly housed in a museum in Leiden, were looted in the late 19th century by British soldiers from what is now Nigeria. They will be returned at the ...

LAGOS (Reuters) - 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 ...

Nigeria's Museum Agrees With Royal Ruler on Custody of Benin Bronzes (This Feb. 26 story has been corrected to make clear that the royal museum will house some of, not all, the artefacts ...

(This Feb. 26 story has been corrected to make clear that the royal museum will house some of, not all, the artefacts, in paragraph 6) By Ope Adetayo LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's national museum ...