It's often claimed online that the British Museum in London would have nothing left to show if it returned every artefact ...

Benin Bronzes are exhibited in museums around the world, but the largest collection can be found in the British Museum. While Germany announced the return of the bronzes in its possession, some ...

The Nigerian government has also formally asked the museum to return 900 Benin Bronzes ... including a 2nd Century bronze statue of Alexander the Great. The British Museum was established by ...

“It remains a matter for the British Museum, and the government ... decorated brass and bronze sculptures and plaques from the West African Kingdom of Benin dating as far back as the 16th ...

Apart from bronze sculptures and plaques ... Nigeria in 2014 by a British pensioner The British Museum in London says many of the objects from Benin in its collection were given to it in 1898 ...

This plaque is now in the British Museum in London. Metal workers in Benin made beautiful plaques, masks and statues for the Oba. These are often called 'Benin Bronzes', however most are actually ...

The British Museum said that even with more than ... Elsewhere in Africa, Nigeria has requested the return of the Benin Bronzes, a group of sculptures including commemorative heads, items of ...