The Benin Bronzes were artefacts stolen during the UK’s imperial plunder of Benin, modern-day southern Nigeria.
The Netherlands returns 119 stolen sculptures to Nigeria
The Benin Bronzes were artefacts stolen during the UK’s imperial plunder of Benin, modern-day southern Nigeria.
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June 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Benin Bronzes were artefacts stolen during the UK’s imperial plunder of Benin, modern-day southern Nigeria.
February 26, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Good morning to the Monument Amazone in Cotonou, Benin and the Monument Amazone only
February 22, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Good morning to the Monument Amazone in Cotonou, Benin and the Monument Amazone only
Benin Bronzes: Netherlands to return stolen Benin statues to Nigeria
Benin Bronzes: Netherlands to return stolen Benin statues to Nigeria
The Dutch Minister of Culture says he hopes this move will address the "historical injustice".
www.bbc.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Benin Bronzes: Netherlands to return stolen Benin statues to Nigeria
Soooo Benin says it's offering citizenship to descendents of the transatlantic slave trade and I'm not here to dig into how that will work but I am here to say that I actually went to Benin in 2016 and would you like to see pictures?
January 31, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Soooo Benin says it's offering citizenship to descendents of the transatlantic slave trade and I'm not here to dig into how that will work but I am here to say that I actually went to Benin in 2016 and would you like to see pictures?
Letztes Interview abgedreht. Au Revoir Benin!
August 12, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Letztes Interview abgedreht. Au Revoir Benin!
In Benin erinnert das „Tor ohne Wiederkehr“ an Hunderttausende Menschen, die von hier nach Nord- und Südamerika als Sklaven verschleppt wurden. Ein Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit, von dem Europa immer noch kaum etwas wissen will, seine rassistischen rechten Parteien noch weniger.
August 3, 2026 at 7:27 PM
In Benin erinnert das „Tor ohne Wiederkehr“ an Hunderttausende Menschen, die von hier nach Nord- und Südamerika als Sklaven verschleppt wurden. Ein Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit, von dem Europa immer noch kaum etwas wissen will, seine rassistischen rechten Parteien noch weniger.
Excellent choice!
Cambridge University museum set to return Benin bronzes to Nigeria
A Cambridge University museum will shortly return around 100 Benin bronzes to Nigeria as part of a major restitution initiative, the UK's weekly newspaper the Observer has reported.
www.rfi.fr
February 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Excellent choice!
I went to Benin b/c I've a friend from Benin & every time I mentioned her to my dad he'd go "I would like to go to Benin one day" b/c Haitians likely came from what is modern Benin. Finally I was like "sir you're not getting any younger would you like to go before you are too decrepit?"
He paid.
He paid.
January 31, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I went to Benin b/c I've a friend from Benin & every time I mentioned her to my dad he'd go "I would like to go to Benin one day" b/c Haitians likely came from what is modern Benin. Finally I was like "sir you're not getting any younger would you like to go before you are too decrepit?"
He paid.
He paid.
FINAL REVEAL: A brand new Benin bronze plaque, titled "Looting of the Oba's Palace in 1897".
This #newarrival confronts the theft of works from Benin in 1897. It shows what the palace altar looked like before 1897 (left), and British soldiers in the act of looting (right).
This #newarrival confronts the theft of works from Benin in 1897. It shows what the palace altar looked like before 1897 (left), and British soldiers in the act of looting (right).
November 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
FINAL REVEAL: A brand new Benin bronze plaque, titled "Looting of the Oba's Palace in 1897".
This #newarrival confronts the theft of works from Benin in 1897. It shows what the palace altar looked like before 1897 (left), and British soldiers in the act of looting (right).
This #newarrival confronts the theft of works from Benin in 1897. It shows what the palace altar looked like before 1897 (left), and British soldiers in the act of looting (right).
he went to the same Cambridge college as me (long afterward) and was one of the chief campaigners that got it to return a stolen Benin bronze, the first case in the UK.
www.returningheritage.com/return-of-be...
www.returningheritage.com/return-of-be...
Return of Benin Bronze Cockerel by Cambridge College overtakes progress by the Benin Dialogue Group
Jesus College, Cambridge's return of a Benin Bronze statue of a cockerel to the Court of Benin is a prompt and effective response by a British institution, committed to engage in a rigorous investigat...
www.returningheritage.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:33 PM
he went to the same Cambridge college as me (long afterward) and was one of the chief campaigners that got it to return a stolen Benin bronze, the first case in the UK.
www.returningheritage.com/return-of-be...
www.returningheritage.com/return-of-be...
The Netherlands has agreed to return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, the largest restitution to date of Benin artifacts looted by the British military in 1897.
Netherlands to Repatriate 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
It’s been described as the single largest return to date of the famous Benin antiquities looted by the British military.
hyperallergic.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The Netherlands has agreed to return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, the largest restitution to date of Benin artifacts looted by the British military in 1897.
Overnight, this probable ICE flight landed in Benin and is now returning to Senegal, likely for a crew layover.
February 16, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Overnight, this probable ICE flight landed in Benin and is now returning to Senegal, likely for a crew layover.
More Benin Bronzes going home
Netherlands to Repatriate 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
It’s been described as the single largest return to date of the famous Benin antiquities looted by the British military.
hyperallergic.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
More Benin Bronzes going home
5304 piezas robadas por los británicos en 1897 del Reino de Benín (llamadas habitualmente "los bronces de Benín" aunque las haya de muchos otros materiales), digitalizadas y catalogadas (con localización incluida) para ver gratuitamente online. digitalbenin.org
Digital Benin
Digital Benin
digitalbenin.org
January 21, 2026 at 7:16 PM
5304 piezas robadas por los británicos en 1897 del Reino de Benín (llamadas habitualmente "los bronces de Benín" aunque las haya de muchos otros materiales), digitalizadas y catalogadas (con localización incluida) para ver gratuitamente online. digitalbenin.org
Last year, the Netherlands returned 119 Benin Bronzes. In 2022, Germany signed a declaration with Nigeria in which it promised to return all 1,130 Benin Bronzes held in German museums to their country of origin... The British Museum????
www.artforum.com/news/swiss-m...
www.artforum.com/news/swiss-m...
Swiss Museums Return 18 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
Three Swiss museums have returned 18 artifacts considered Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, following years of research and coordination.
www.artforum.com
July 3, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Last year, the Netherlands returned 119 Benin Bronzes. In 2022, Germany signed a declaration with Nigeria in which it promised to return all 1,130 Benin Bronzes held in German museums to their country of origin... The British Museum????
www.artforum.com/news/swiss-m...
www.artforum.com/news/swiss-m...
next up, the government is poised to defuse the crisis developing at the Benin-Australia border
❗️Trump:We stopped the conflict between Cambodia and Armenia. It was just starting and it was a bad one.
September 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
next up, the government is poised to defuse the crisis developing at the Benin-Australia border
The Netherlands will return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria which the country took during colonial times.
Netherlands to return over 100 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
The Netherlands will return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria which the country took during colonial times.
www.euronews.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The Netherlands will return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria which the country took during colonial times.
Bini Saltcellar
carved ivory
c. 1525-1600 CE
Kingdom of Benin (modern day Nigeria)
#handmade #carved #ivory #saltcellar #bini #benin #nigeria #tribalart #africanart #africansculpture #antique #ivorysaltcellar #antiqueivory #africanivory #edo #cultureshock #europeanfigures #colonial #trade #exchange
carved ivory
c. 1525-1600 CE
Kingdom of Benin (modern day Nigeria)
#handmade #carved #ivory #saltcellar #bini #benin #nigeria #tribalart #africanart #africansculpture #antique #ivorysaltcellar #antiqueivory #africanivory #edo #cultureshock #europeanfigures #colonial #trade #exchange
July 18, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Bini Saltcellar
carved ivory
c. 1525-1600 CE
Kingdom of Benin (modern day Nigeria)
#handmade #carved #ivory #saltcellar #bini #benin #nigeria #tribalart #africanart #africansculpture #antique #ivorysaltcellar #antiqueivory #africanivory #edo #cultureshock #europeanfigures #colonial #trade #exchange
carved ivory
c. 1525-1600 CE
Kingdom of Benin (modern day Nigeria)
#handmade #carved #ivory #saltcellar #bini #benin #nigeria #tribalart #africanart #africansculpture #antique #ivorysaltcellar #antiqueivory #africanivory #edo #cultureshock #europeanfigures #colonial #trade #exchange
The Textile Industry of pre-colonial Southern Nigeria (c.1500-1900)
From Yorubaland and Benin to Nupe and Igboland.
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-textil...
From Yorubaland and Benin to Nupe and Igboland.
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-textil...
The Textile Industry of pre-colonial Southern Nigeria (c.1500-1900)
From Yorubaland and Benin to Nupe and Igboland.
www.africanhistoryextra.com
September 28, 2026 at 3:28 PM
The Textile Industry of pre-colonial Southern Nigeria (c.1500-1900)
From Yorubaland and Benin to Nupe and Igboland.
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-textil...
From Yorubaland and Benin to Nupe and Igboland.
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-textil...
Portuguese traders arrived in the Kingdom of Benin around 1486. Among the goods they brought to trade: brass. Artists of the Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n, the brass-casting guild of Benin, took that brass and made this.
August 25, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Portuguese traders arrived in the Kingdom of Benin around 1486. Among the goods they brought to trade: brass. Artists of the Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n, the brass-casting guild of Benin, took that brass and made this.
The LAP Marina Residence in Benin blends modern luxury with African identity through a red wall inspired by North African desert towns. The wall unifies the compound, balancing public and private spaces with elegant, ecological, and culturally respectful architecture.
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 AM
The LAP Marina Residence in Benin blends modern luxury with African identity through a red wall inspired by North African desert towns. The wall unifies the compound, balancing public and private spaces with elegant, ecological, and culturally respectful architecture.
Exklusiv: Das Weltsozialforum in Benin darf nicht wie geplant stattfinden. Die Regierung hat den Zugang zur Universität verweigert. Bereits gestern wurde der Protestmarsch verboten, der traditionell den Auftakt zum WSF bildet. Eine Delegation wurde zudem gezwungen, nach Togo zurückzureisen.
August 5, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Exklusiv: Das Weltsozialforum in Benin darf nicht wie geplant stattfinden. Die Regierung hat den Zugang zur Universität verweigert. Bereits gestern wurde der Protestmarsch verboten, der traditionell den Auftakt zum WSF bildet. Eine Delegation wurde zudem gezwungen, nach Togo zurückzureisen.