Netherlands to return stolen Benin Bronzes of 1800s

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. View on euronews
Netherlands returns 119 Benin bronzes, redressing 1897 British expedition looting
In recent years, about 1,100 objects from German, Scottish, British, and French museums have been returned amid pressure over colonial-era acquisitions.
Netherlands to return 113 Benin bronzes to Nigeria, confirming historic restitution
The Netherlands has confirmed the return of 113 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, with the transfer set to take place on
The Netherlands agrees to return more than 100 artifacts to Nigeria looted during colonial times
The artifacts, known as the Benin Bronzes and mostly housed in a museum in Leiden, were looted in the late 19th century by British soldiers from what is now Nigeria.
Netherlands to return stolen Benin Bronzes of 1800s to Nigeria
The Netherlands has revealed that over 100 Benin Bronzes that were plundered from Nigeria by British troops in the 1800s into a Dutch museum will be returned. These sculptures hold cultural significance,
Nigeria to receive single-largest antiquities return of 119 Benin Bronzes from Netherlands
The European country made this known in a statement by its embassy in Abuja on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. The valuable artefacts were looted during the British invasion and ended up in a museum in the Netherlands,
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Nigeria: Netherlands to Return Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
In 2022, Germany returned 1,030 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. The same year, three US museums - the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) and the Rhode Island School of Design ...