Returning The Benin Bronzes

Returning The Benin Bronzes

by Nick Merriman
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 04/05/2024

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This book offers a detailed case study of the transfer of ownership to Nigeria in November 2022 of the 72 artworks in the Horniman’s collections looted by the British from Benin City in 1897, as an occasion to explore the current state of the issue of restitution of cultural objects. It argues that we are at a tipping point, where decades of debate but little action about restitution is now changing to a period when at least the most egregious examples of colonial looting are being addressed. It summarises the key issues involved in these returns, outlines the processes and procedures undertaken by the Horniman, and offers recommendations and reflections for the future.

ISBN:
9783031561016
9783031561016
Category:
African history
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
04-05-2024
Language:
English
Publisher:
Springer Nature Switzerland

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