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Museum’s Benin Bronzes Are Reclaimed by Wealthy Collector
The royal leader of the Kingdom of Benin sought the return of artifacts displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The ...
See historic bronzes displayed in MFA’s prized — and now doomed — Benin Kingdom Gallery
The wealthy donor who pledged them to the museum asked they be returned to him amid talks to transfer ownership to their ...
Wealthy banking scion who rescinded gift of MFA’s African bronzes is a collector — and maker — of art
Robert Owen Lehman, whose forebear co-founded finance giant Lehman Bros., collected music manuscripts, directed movies, and ...
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MFA Boston to return Benin Bronzes to wealthy donor, close gallery
Boston will close its Benin Kingdom Gallery on 28 April, but most of the works it had been created to display will not be repatriated to their place of origin. Instead, all but five of the objects ...
Woke calls to return British Museum’s Benin Bronzes to Nigeria should be REJECTED, Sir Trevor Philips says
WOKE calls to return British Museum’s Benin Bronzes to Nigeria should be rejected, Sir Trevor Philips says.  The former ...
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Boston MFA closes Benin gallery
The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has closed its renowned but controversial Benin Kingdom Gallery. The space prominently displayed bronze and ivory objects considered masterpieces from the former ...
Don't hand the Benin Bronzes back to Nigeria - the argument to return them is 'weak', former anti-racism boss says
Claims for the artefacts' return 'vary greatly in legitimacy' due to 'highly disputed' historical and political arguments, a ...
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MFA Boston to Rescind Promised Gift of Benin Bronzes, Close Dedicated Gallery
In an unprecedented move for a United States arts institution, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, will return a promised gift ...