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See historic bronzes displayed in MFA’s prized — and now doomed — Benin Kingdom Gallery
The wealthy donor who pledged them to the museum asked they be returned to him amid talks to transfer ownership to their ...
In an extraordinary move, MFA to return prized African art to wealthy donor and close gallery
The museum had sought to transfer ownership of 30 historic bronzes, originally plundered in a bloody colonial raid, to the ...
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MFA to close Benin Kingdom Gallery
The Museum of Fine Arts will close its Benin Kingdom Gallery on April 28, the museum announced Monday. The gallery opened in ...
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Four Dutch museums have 114 Benin City items in their collections
March 28, 2021 Benin Bronzes on display at the British Museum in London ... At the time, Stijn Schoonderwoerd, director of the National Museum of World Cultures, said he hoped the minister would ...
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Woke calls to return British Museum’s Benin Bronzes to Nigeria should be REJECTED, Sir Trevor Philips says
WOKE calls to return British Museum’s Benin Bronzes to Nigeria should be rejected, Sir Trevor Philips says. The former equalities czar said the case for sending back 900 brass sculptures was ...