Netherlands to Return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

Netherlands returns 119 Benin bronzes, redressing 1897 British expedition looting
In recent years, about 1,100 objects from German, Scottish, British, and French museums have been returned amid pressure over colonial-era acquisitions.
Netherlands to return stolen Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
The Netherlands says it will return more than 100 Benin Bronzes that British troops looted from Nigeria in the late 19th Century and which ended up in a Dutch museum. Thousands of these culturally significant sculptures and carvings were stolen during the violent destruction of Benin City, in modern-day Nigeria's Edo state, in 1897.
The Netherlands agrees to return more than 100 artifacts to Nigeria looted during colonial times
The Netherlands has agreed to return a collection of 119 artifacts to Nigeria, the latest objects to be sent back to their homelands as museums grapple with their colonial-era holdings
Netherlands to return stolen Benin Bronzes of 1800s to Nigeria
The Netherlands has revealed that over 100 Benin Bronzes that were plundered from Nigeria by British troops in the 1800s into a Dutch museum will be returned. These sculptures hold cultural significance,
Nigeria to receive single-largest antiquities return of 119 Benin Bronzes from Netherlands
The European country made this known in a statement by its embassy in Abuja on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. The valuable artefacts were looted during the British invasion and ended up in a museum in the Netherlands,
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The kingdom of Benin
At first, they lived in small family groups, but gradually these groups developed into a kingdom. This brass figure ... encouraged trade with Europe. Benin City is at least four miles wide.
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Half of Benin Kingdom exhibits in Swiss museums probably looted
The objects made from brass, ivory and wood are linked to the sacking of Benin City in the former Kingdom of Benin by British troops in 1897. It is believed the objects, collectively known as ...