The small theatre of Dutch restitution – La Tribune de l'Art

In the great race for the restitution of art objects to Africa, the Netherlands has just re-entered the game with a bursting action supported and validated by the Minister of Culture Eppo Bruins. More than a hundred objects of the kingdom of Benin (present-day Nigeria), mostly in the collections of the Wereldmuseum of Leyde, are announced as being the subject of a return to their country of origin. Debates / Claims and restitutions of works of a…