While most of the artifacts were meticulously preserved ... In 2026, Nigeria plans to open the Edo Museum of West African Art in Benin City. The museum will house a majority of the Benin Bronzes ...

Thousands of these culturally significant sculptures and carvings were stolen during the violent destruction of Benin City, in modern-day Nigeria's Edo state, in 1897. The treasures were sold ...

This is important, especially in light of the news that the Netherlands has agreed to return about 112 bronze artifacts looted from Benin in present-day Edo State. Recently, the Museum Volkenkunde ...

Jomon Pottery Culture Period (14500 BC – 1000 BC) structures and artifacts have been unearthed ... caused much flooding and destruction to Edo. The taxpayer-supported public works project ...