The Benin bronzes are universally recognized as a towering achievement in the history of art, they were stolen from Nigeria by Britain, but they could be heading home. CNN values your feedback 1.

The Museum of West African Art, based in Benin City, Nigeria, announced Thursday that it will officially open its campus to the public on Nov. 11.

AGENCIES | In the largest restitution of its kind, the Netherlands recently returned 119 Benin Bronzes to the Nigerian ...

Art Smithsonian gives back 29 Benin bronzes to Nigeria: ‘We are not owners’ Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III and National Gallery of Art Director Kaywin Feldman preside over a formal ...

BENIN CITY, Nigeria, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Two Benin bronzes were returned on Saturday to a traditional palace in Nigeria, more than a century after they were pillaged by British troops, ...

Many were stolen from what is now Nigeria during the British Army’s 1897 raid on the ancient Kingdom of Benin. A spokeswoman for the Smithsonian, Linda St. Thomas, said most of the 39 pieces ...

Benin City, Nigeria. Joseph Egabor / EyeEm / Getty Images. Aug. 19, 2022, 11:05 AM EDT / Source: The Associated Press. By Associated Press. Twenty mummified bodies including those of children were ...

In June, Rema dropped his lead single from the album, a collaboration with another Benin City native, Shallipoppi, called “Benin Boys,” a tribute to their hometown.

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 ...