In 1897, the British Army violently raided Benin City in what is now Nigeria, seizing thousands of priceless artifacts known as the Benin Bronzes.
B Encyclopaedia Africana
August 31, 2020
BENIN BRONZES (NIGERIA)
“My view is the British Museum should use modern technology to make perfect casts of its whole collection and send it all back,” he said recently. “You wouldn’t know the difference.”
Listening Tree Narrative (LT)
August 31, 2020
Yes, I’m a trustee of English Heritage. And I want the Benin bronzes returned
For many, myself included, offering African nations their own art treasures on long-term loans is not enough.