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Robert Owen Lehman, whose forebear co-founded finance giant Lehman Bros., collected music manuscripts, directed movies, and ...
The wealthy donor who pledged them to the museum asked they be returned to him amid talks to transfer ownership to their ...
The Museum of Fine Arts will close its Benin Kingdom Gallery on April 28, the museum announced Monday. The gallery opened in ...
In an unprecedented move for a United States arts institution, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, will return a promised gift ...
WOKE calls to return British Museum’s Benin Bronzes to Nigeria should be rejected, Sir Trevor Philips says.  The former ...
The Benin bronzes were taken when the city was looted ... At the moment, many museums still hold hundreds of pieces of Benin art. These artefacts are important to the people of modern-day Africa ...
Boston’s MFA had been working on transferring their Benin Bronzes back to their land of origin. But instead, the wealthy don ...
Ex-equalities boss Sir Trevor Phillips says artefacts like the Elgin Marbles or Benin Bronzes should not be returned ...
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 art features people ... This will keep my dad busy! My dad is a bronze caster. He makes all kinds of stuff. But the Oba wants him to make a very fancy mask in time for the parade.
The German government returned some of the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria– 125 years after they were stolen by the British troops in 1897. Cultural historian, art and heritage specialist Dr. Oluwatoyin ...