The Netherlands will return more than 100 bronze artifacts to Nigeria

On Wednesday 19 February, the Netherlands announced that it would return 113 bronzes from the Kingdom of Benin to Nigeria, looted by British troops at the end of the 19th century. The British Museum in London, home to 900, still refuses to do so.

The Netherlands will return more than 100 bronze artifacts to Nigeria

The artifacts were stolen by British soldiers in the late 19th century and eventually made their way to a Dutch collection. (Image credit: Freek van den Bergh)

The Netherlands returns the Benin Bronzes

The Netherlands have officially signed a transfer agreement to give back their Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. On Thursday, January 20, 119 artefacts from the Benin Bronze collection were signed over at a ceremony at the Wereld Museum, in Leiden. It is part of a movement amongst European and North American museums to find solutions to ownership disputes of artefacts stolen historically during… Source

Netherlands to return looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria - Alt A Review

At the request of Nigeria, the Netherlands is returning 113 Benin Bronzes from the Dutch State Collection. This decision was taken by the Minister of Education, Culture and Science Eppo Bruins. In 1897 British soldiers looted these objects from the Kingdom of Benin (now part of modern-day Nigeria) and sold them. They eventually ended up in the Dutch State Collection. The Benin Bronzes are an important record of the history of the Kingdom of Beni…

The Netherlands Will Return 113 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

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 of Education, Culture and Science at the request of Nigeria. The announcement also acknowledged the items had been looted by British soldiers in 1897 from the Kingdom of Benin, sold, and eventually ended up in the Dutch State Collection. “The ret…

Return of Benin Bronzes: Opportunity for Nation-building Through Heritage  Preservation, By Segun McMedal - Economic Confidential

Return of Benin Bronzes: Opportunity for Nation-building Through Heritage  Preservation By Segun McMedal This morning, I read with great excitement that Nigeria and the Netherlands have signed an agreement for the return of 119 stolen Benin bronzes—a historic step in reclaiming our cultural heritage. According to the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), this […] The post Return of Benin Bronzes: Opportunity for Nation-building T…