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 ...

The Edo Period marked the family’s heyday ... aimed to open those properties and display precious artifacts to the public. An exhibition titled “Legacy of the Tokugawa: The Glories and ...

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 ...