The Gazette

University of Iowa art museum returning artifacts pillaged from today’s Nigeria in 1897

IOWA CITY — Like more than a dozen other museums working to return to Nigeria objects and artifacts stolen in the 1800s, the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art has arranged an audience with the ...
WUSA

Smithsonian returns African bronzes stolen from Nigeria during raid in 1897

WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art transferred ownership of 29 Benin bronzes to the National Commission for Museums and Monuments in Nigeria on Tuesday. The bronzes, which ...
The New York Times

In the West, the Looted Bronzes Are Museum Pieces. In Nigeria, ‘They Are Our Ancestors.’

When British soldiers stole the treasured works in 1897, it left a gaping hole in an ancient culture. With a few set to return to Nigeria, can their meaning be restored, too? By Ruth Maclean and Alex ...
INFORMATION NIGERIA

Nigerian Man Visits British Museum, Spots Stolen Benin Kingdom Artifacts Since 1897 (Photos)

Nigerian man spotted in British museum (Photo source: Facebook user, Dion Osagie) A Facebook user identified as Ambassador Dion Osagie, who is from Edo state, has taken to the social networking ...
Quad-City Times

University of Iowa art museum returning artifacts pillaged from today's Nigeria in 1897

Like more than a dozen other museums working to return to Nigeria objects and artifacts stolen in the 1800s, the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art has arranged an audience with the Oba of Benin ...