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The artifacts were stolen by British soldiers in the late 19th century and eventually made their way to a Dutch collection.
The Netherlands will return 113 Benin Bronzes from the Dutch State Collection to Nigeria. A press statement from the Dutch government on February 19 said the decision was made by Eppo Bruins, Minister ...
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The Netherlands say over a 100 Benin Bronzes that were plundered from Nigeria by British troops in the 1800s in museums will ...
The return of the 119 artefacts is the “largest repatriation of Benin antiquities”, said Olugbile Holloway, director-general ...
It’s been described as the single largest return to date of the famous Benin antiquities looted by the British military.
The Dutch Embassy in Nigeria confirmed the planned return of the artifacts looted during the British invasion of the Benin ...
The artifacts, known as the Benin Bronzes and mostly housed in a museum in Leiden, were looted in the late 19th century by ...