As Benin bronzes return to Nigeria, the craft that made them struggles to survive

By Kazeem Sanni and Sodiq Adelakun BENIN CITY, Nigeria, Feb 11 (Reuters) - As European museums return looted Benin Bronzes, the centuries-old craft that produced some of Africa's finest and most ...
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The Stanley Museum made history this summer with the restitution of Benin Bronzes

On Nov. 28, 2017, French President Emmanuel Macron made strides in the African art restitution movement. Macron spoke at the University of Ouagadougou in West Africa and directly addressed the history ...
The New York Times

Museum’s Benin Bronzes Are Reclaimed by Wealthy Collector

The royal leader of the Kingdom of Benin sought the return of artifacts displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The collector who owned them took them back instead. By Colin Moynihan and Tom ...
The Nation Newspaper

Repositioning famous Benin art legacy

The ancient city of Benin, the Edo State capital, witnessed an artistic rebirth when some legendary and emerging Nigerian visual artists converged on the red city for a 10-day Benin Art Fair. The ...
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100 Days: Okpebholo’s respect for Edo traditional institution will be forever remembered – Oba of Benin

The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, has congratulated Senator Monday Okpebholo on the occasion of his 100-day anniversary in office as Edo governor. The monarch lauded the ...
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As Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants, it reckons with its own history in the trade

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — When Nadege Anelka first came to the West African country of Benin from her home island of Martinique, a French overseas territory in the Caribbean, the 57-year-old travel agent ...