Barnaby Phillips is the author of Loot: Britain and the Benin Bronzes (Oneworld, 2021).
The Chrysler Museum of Art has given a looted monolith back to Nigeria and received a facsimile in exchange. Will other institutions follow suit?
With cracks appearing in the relationships of institutions in Nigeria, Barnaby Phillips wonders where the returned Benin Bronzes are going to end up
The museum has agreed to give back two plaques in its collection that were taken illegally from Nigeria after 1960. Why now?
December 2024
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Christina Makris
Christina Riggs
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Are frictions in Nigeria jeopardising the return of the Benin Bronzes?
With cracks appearing in the relationships of institutions in Nigeria, Barnaby Phillips wonders where the returned Benin Bronzes are going to end up