Plundered by the British | Swiss museums return Benin objects once looted from Nigeria

Swiss museums are celebrating a momentous step, returning invaluable Benin objects to Nigeria! These cultural treasures are joyfully making their way home. 🇳🇬 #BeninBronzes #CulturalHeritage #GoodNews

Benin Bronze Bust Of A King, € 399,- (1190 Wien) - willhaben Benin Bronze Bust Of A King. 13.516.371 Angebote. Günstig kaufen und gratis inserieren auf willhaben - der größte Marktplatz Österreichs.

Kurze Zwischenfrage,is es normal, dass Trödelläden Beninbronzen einfach so anbieten?Ich dachte da war was…?Oder is das eh a Fälschung u ich bin naiv u alle wissen,dass das eine Fälschung oder spätere Tourikopie is? #Wien #Beninbronzes
„Benin Bronze Bust Of A King“
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Looted African artefacts to be returned by Cambridge University The items stolen in the late 19th Century by British troops will officially be returned to Nigeria.

#BBCNews - Looted African artefacts to be returned by Cambridge University
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#BeninBronzes return! The University of Cambridge announces it has transferred legal ownership of 116 #Benin artefacts to Nigeria’s NCMM. The artefacts had been taken by British armed forces during the sacking of Benin City in 1897. www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2026/02...

#BeninBronzes #BritishMuseum

And what’s our positions? @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @sainsburycentre.bsky.social #beninbronzes

LOOT: Britain and the Benin Bronzes by Barnaby Phillips (@barnabyphillips.bsky.social) The history of the Benin Bronzes and the ongoing fight for their return to Nigeria. 

#BeninBronzes #Repatriation

The Benin Bronzes are not “artifacts.”
They are archives.

Cast by Edo artists centuries ago, these works recorded history, power, ritual, and memory—long before Europe arrived.

#BeninBronzes #AfricanHistory #TheTimelessGriot

When you don't know your own history, anyone can deceive you.

Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave. #FrederickDouglass 👑

Leaders are Readers 📚

#BlackHistory365 #Alkebulan 🌍 #Truth #WhiteWashingHistory #BeninBronzes

These Looted Treasures Are Home. What Now?

These Looted Treasures Are Home. What Now? #BeninBronzes
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Art museum opening derailed by protests and Benin Bronze dispute In the latest row over the artefacts, Edo State has revoked the new museum’s planning application

Disruption of the opening of the Museum of Western African Art by protesters and #EdoState’s revocation of its planning permission are the latest twists in a long-running saga connected to the return of the #BeninBronzes stolen during the colonial era. #MOWAA

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Protesters target major new Nigerian museum embroiled in looted artefacts row Protest at Mowaa comes amid dispute over ownership of Benin bronzes looted by British colonial forces

#Nigeria
Protesters target major new Nigerian museum embroiled in looted artefacts row

Protest at #Mowaa comes amid dispute over ownership of #BeninBronzes looted by British colonial forces

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Read the new OA #HistoryMatters piece by Leslye Obiora on #BeninBronzes and the #Law:

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#Nigeria #CulturalHeritage #antiquities #colonialism #restitution

Restitution row: how Nigeria’s new home for the Benin bronzes ended up with clay replicas The public display of artefacts looted by British colonial forces at the new Museum of West African Art was supposed to be the crowning glory of a decades-long restitution effort. What went wrong?

#Restitution row: how #Nigeria ’s new home for the #Beninbronzes ended up with clay replicas

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Read the new OA History Matters piece by Cresa Pugh on legacies of the #BeninBronzes and #Restitution within the #BlackAtlantic

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Britain condemned Nazi looting but legalised colonial plunder—India’s swords, Africa’s bronzes, and Asia’s art remain contested.
By Dr. Jan Muhammad Shaikh

Read: thefridaytimes.com/18-Sep-2025/...

#Windsor #Castle #BritishEmpire #colonial #KoheNoor #Diamond #museum #debate #BeninBronzes

Colonial Loot And The Legacy Of Empire At Windsor Castle Windsor Castle’s splendour hides a legacy of colonial loot, from Tipu Sultan’s swords to the Koh-i-Noor, raising debates on restitution and justice

Windsor Castle’s splendour hides colonial loot—treasures seized in war, coercion, and empire still on display as national pride.
By Dr. Jan Muhammad Shaikh

Read more: www.thefridaytimes.com/18-Sep-2025/...

#Windsor #Castle #BritishEmpire #colonial #KoheNoor #Diamond #museum #debate #BeninBronzes

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.

The devs of #Relooted must be frantically rewriting a few scenarios as we speak: "The Netherlands returns 119 stolen sculptures to Nigeria - The #BeninBronzes were artefacts stolen during the UK’s imperial plunder of Benin, modern-day southern Nigeria" aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/21/t…

The devs of #Relooted must be frantically rewriting a few scenarios as we speak: "The Netherlands returns 119 stolen sculptures to Nigeria - The #BeninBronzes were artefacts stolen during the UK’s imperial plunder of Benin, modern-day southern Nigeria" aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/21/t…

From Loss To Legacy: At the Official Handover of 119 Benin Bronzes Reclaimed by Nigeria - Arise News The official handover ceremony of 119 Benin Bronzes by the Netherlands to Nigeria was held amid fanfare in Lagos Saturday.

🇳🇱🇳🇬🗿🏺 119 #BeninBronzes returned from the Netherlands to Nigeria — the largest physical repatriation in our history. A moment of remembrance, pride, and justice for the ancestors. The journey of restitution continues…👇🏾

Netherlands prepares to return looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria The Wereldmuseum in Leiden is preparing to return 113 ancient sculptures to Nigeria, as pressure mounts on Western governments and institutions to hand back the spoils of the colonial era.

The #Netherlands returns 119 stolen sculptures to #Nigeria:

The #BeninBronzes were artefacts stolen during the UK’s imperial plunder of Benin, modern-day southern Nigeria.

My preview piece from earlier this month, for RFI:

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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.

As the #Netherlands returns 119 #stolen sculptures to #Nigeria The #BeninBronzes were artefacts #stolen during the #UK’sImperial plunder of Benin, modern-day southern Nigeria. It's now more than time #Britain should return other looted artifacts. Such as the #ElginMarbles to #Greece

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Netherlands returns 119 looted artifacts known as Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

🇳🇱➡️🇳🇬 👑🦁🗿 #BeninBronzes #Repatriation

@maej43.bsky.social @anniegirl.bsky.social @doloresquintana.bsky.social @beyerstein.bsky.social @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com @heymistermix.com @sistergoldenbear.bsky.social Hallelujah!😁 W00t! This is wonderful. #BeninBronzes #Netherlands #Nigeria

Netherlands returns 119 looted artifacts known as Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

Big win for cultural repatriation! 🇳🇬 The Netherlands just returned 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria – a powerful step towards righting historical wrongs. #BeninBronzes #Repatriation #Nigeria #CulturalHeritage

Netherlands returns more than 100 Benin Bronzes looted from Nigeria The Dutch government agreed to return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria in February, and the official handover ceremony will take place on 21 June. British colonial troops originally stole the artefacts in...

www.euronews.com/culture/2025... “The Dutch govt agreed to return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria in February, & the official handover ceremony will take place on 21 June. British colonial troops originally stole the artefacts in 1897” #Nigeria #BeninBronzes #Netherlands #EuropeanColonialists

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The Netherlands returned 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, marking a historic repatriation of looted artifacts. This event enhances cultural diplomacy and heritage recovery efforts.

#BeninBronzes #CulturalRestitution #ArtRepatriation

Netherlands prepares to return looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria The Wereldmuseum in Leiden is preparing to return 113 ancient sculptures to Nigeria, as pressure mounts on Western governments and institutions to hand back the spoils of the colonial era.

Netherlands prepares to return looted #BeninBronzes to Nigeria

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Part of an article in The Observer newspaper about the large number of paintings by JMW Turner bought and taken to the US by wealthy collectors. Amy Concannon, who is ‘curating the 250th birthday celebrations’ for Turner, said, (quote) “American has the most (Turner paintings) outside Britain. Turner was really esteemed there, so wealthy visitors took them home”

Unbelievable!

A wealthy, powerful nation plundering the artistic and cultural treasures of a poorer country?

Unbelievable!

#TheObserver #JMWTurner #ParthenonMarbles #BeninBronzes #BritishMuseum #AboriginalAntiquities
#PoeticJustice #Karma