The 26 artifacts were among thousands taken by French colonial troops in the late 19th century from the kingdom of Dahomey, which is now the Republic of Benin in West Africa. The loot was ...

Benin’s case is far from singular ... Back home in the city of Abomey, an expert assesses the condition of the artifacts and ...

Since the documentary’s cameras stopped rolling, plans for a new museum to showcase the treasures have stalled, and the artifacts are once again off limits to the public in Benin. By Elian ...

Justin Jacobs, author and expert in modern Chinese history, discusses loot, antiquity, and imperialism in his new book.

HELSINKI, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The National Museum of Finland is planning to return a katakle, a ceremonial royal stool, to the Republic of Benin, the museum announced in a press release published ...

An interview with Dahomey director Mati Diop about her documentary that observes the repatriation of Beninese artwork ...

The Governor also promised to support traditional institutions and uphold the Oba of Benin as the exclusive owner of returned ...

Senator Monday Okpebholo was on Tuesday sworn in as the fifth Executive Governor of Edo State, pledging that his ...

Her first feature since 2019’s rather startling magical-neo-colonial melodrama, Atlantics, Diop’s doc leaves much unsaid for most of the film. We see little of Benin outside of the new museum’s ...

The National Museum of Finland is planning to return a katakle a ceremonial royal stool to the Republic of Benin the museum announced in a press re ...