it isn’t all of these statues that are made of bronze. Others were made of figurines, tusks, sculptures of Benin’s rulers, and an ivory mask, formed between the 15th and 19th Centuries.

The British Museum must not succumb to pressure to return the Benin Bronzes to Africa, as the case for their restitution is 'weak', Sir Trevor Phillips has said. The former head of the Racial ...

WOKE calls to return British Museum’s Benin Bronzes to Nigeria should be rejected, Sir Trevor Philips says. The former equalities czar said the case for sending back 900 brass sculptures was ...

Some of the 313 manillas excavated by the Sociedad de Ciencias Aranzadi from a Flemish trader lost in 1524 off Getaria in Basque Country, northern Spain. The ship was chartered by Portuguese ...

Benin Bronzes are exhibited in museums around the world, but the largest collection can be found in the British Museum. While Germany announced the return of the bronzes in its possession, some ...

These legal developments have made it easier for countries to make claims for the return of objects such as the Benin bronzes. I think those are the four things, in my opinion, that have influenced ...

You’ve made it! Welcome to the Benin civilisation ... This will keep my dad busy! My dad is a bronze caster. He makes all kinds of stuff. But the Oba wants him to make a very fancy mask in ...

2022 marks the 125th anniversary of the British Punitive Expedition, which saw thousands of sculptures and cultural artefacts stolen during the destruction of Benin City (in present-day Nigeria).

Despite the name, not all the statues are made of bronze. They include figurines, tusks, sculptures of Benin's rulers, and an ivory mask. They were made during between the 15th and 19th Centuries.