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Netherlands to Return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria in Historic Repatriation

The Netherlands will return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, as stated by the Dutch embassy in Abuja.
The artefacts include 113 bronzes from the Dutch State Collection and others from the Municipality of Rotterdam, with an expected arrival later this year.
Olugbile Holloway, director-general of Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments, described this return as the largest return of ancient antiquities from the Netherlands.
Dutch Minister of Culture, Education, and Science Eppo Bruins emphasized that this return helps address a historical injustice that is still felt today.

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Euronews

Netherlands to return over 100 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

The Netherlands will return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria which the country took during colonial times.

2 days ago·France

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Daily Trust

Netherlands return over 100 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria - Daily Trust

The Netherlands said Wednesday it was returning more than 100 “Benin Bronzes” to Nigeria that British troops looted in the late 19th century and ended up in a Dutch museum. British soldiers stole the ancient sculptures, including depictions of royal figures and animals, in 1897 from the Kingdom of Benin in modern-day Nigeria. The treasures were then sold and had been displayed at the Wereldmuseum (World Museum) in Leiden. “With this return, we a…

2 days ago

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Pulse Nigeria

Nigeria to receive single-largest antiquities return of 119 Benin Bronzes from Netherlands

The Netherlands has pledged to return to Nigeria no fewer than 199 Benin Bronzes looted by British troops who invaded the Benin City in the late 18th century. 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, which the country said shouldn't have happened. The number of bronzes is …

2 days ago·Nigeria

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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. The artifacts, known as the Benin Bronzes, were looted in…

3 days ago·United States

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BBC News

Benin Bronzes: Netherlands to return stolen Benin statues to Nigeria

The Dutch Minister of Culture says he hopes this move will address the "historical injustice".

3 days ago·United Kingdom

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The Globe & Mail

Netherlands to return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, Dutch embassy in Abuja says

Nigeria is trying to find thousands of bronze sculptures and castings that were looted by British soldiers during a raid on the then-separate Kingdom of Benin, located in what’s now southwestern Nigeria

3 days ago·Canada

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