Olorunfemi : What do you think is the best way to proceed with the Benin Bronzes? Who should get them, what should happen to them? Olorunfemi: I know recent global debates have centered on ownership ...

This year marks the 125th anniversary of the British Punitive Expedition, which saw thousands of sculptures and cultural artefacts stolen during the destruction of Benin City (in present-day Nigeria).

These are often called 'Benin Bronzes', however most are ... are important to the people of modern-day Africa and many people are campaigning for the art to be returned to its home country.

They carved masks for ceremonies and they moulded sculptures of gods out of mud ... copper discs and the eyes are made from mirrors. Benin art features people, animals and gods.

The bronzes "were made with melted manilla currency [that] the Benin ... us to our African heritage." BAD HANGOVER. The ...

The artist’s exhibition challenges colonial looting and the fight to reclaim Africa’s stolen cultural heritage ...

The impact of imperial expansion in art highlights how subjugation and oppression are not simply a matter of territory, but also a matter of identity and expression”. Zara Hossain explores Picasso's ...

An curved arrow pointing right. In the past few years, Europe and the United States have been returning stolen bronzes from the historical Kingdom of Benin. While today's Benin Bronze casters ...

Lapiana is the director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, the nation’s premiere museum ... and Ethical Returns policy that began with the repatriation of Benin bronzes in the museum ...

Political turmoil across the continent is hampering plans for national structures to return colonial-era heritage. But the UK, once a laggard, appears to be preparing to review laws ...