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17 wrz 2022 · London’s Horniman Museum has announced it’ll hand over ownership of its 72 bronzes to Nigeria, home to Benin City, which the British looted in 1897. We investigate their story.
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25 wrz 2023 · BENIN: BRINGING BACK THE BRONZES The British may have looted the Benin Bronzes from the West African Kingdom in the 19th century, but they couldn’t remove the art form. Artisans still use the...
Display and interpretation of Benin “Bronzes” Within months of the Punitive Expedition at Benin City, some of the stolen loot was displayed in various museums in London. For example, 300 plaques were loaned to the British Museum and exhibited.
27 paź 2021 · Museums in Europe have agreed to lend on rotation some of their bronzes to a new museum to be built in Benin City more than six decades after Nigeria's independence. Nigerians welcome the...
1.4K views, 36 likes, 1 loves, 8 comments, 9 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from DW Africa: Stolen art: Nigeria's Benin bronzes, which once decorated the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin, are...
23 sty 2020 · The Benin Bronzes, some of Africa’s greatest treasures, were looted in 1897. After a chance encounter, two men made it their mission to return them.
