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British Museum Faces Backlash Over Easter Island Statue Ownership

February 18, 2024 by Hamza Ali

British Museum criticized for Easter Island moai ownership. Chilean influencer prompts closure of museum’s Instagram. Rapa Nui Mayor demands return of Hoa Hakananai’a, highlighting cultural tensions. In a surge of social media activism originating from Chile, the British Museum finds itself entangled in a growing controversy over the ownership of a moai statue from Easter … Read more

British Museum Returns Stolen Crown Jewels to Ghana

January 26, 2024 by Hamza Ali

Stolen Asante artifacts returned by British Museum, V&A to Ghana. Collab bypasses UK repatriation rules, acknowledges colonial acquisitions. Loan covers some, sparks broader repatriation talks. British Museum, in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London, is returning stolen gold and silver artifacts to Ghana, 150 years after they were looted from the … Read more

British Museum recovers 2,000 stolen treasures

August 26, 2023August 26, 2023 by Web Desk

The British Museum has announced that around 2,000 treasures are missing. Some of the items have been recovered, but many are still missing. A museum employee has been dismissed, and the museum’s director has resigned. Roughly 2,000 treasures believed to have been taken from the British Museum were mentioned by chairman George Osborne, who also … Read more

British Museum Director Resigns Over Stolen Treasures

August 25, 2023 by Hamza Ali

British Museum director Hartwig Fischer resigns after theft of valuable artifacts. Fischer’s resignation was accepted by the museum’s board. Former chancellor George Osborne says Fischer acted “honorably” in resigning. Hartwig Fischer, the director of the British Museum, has announced his resignation following the theft of valuable artifacts from the museum’s collection in London. In a … Read more

British Museum Theft: Who Owns the World’s Cultural Heritage?

August 18, 2023 by Aimen Siddiqui

British Museum investigates missing, stolen, or damaged artifacts. One staff member was fired in connection with the case. Twitter users react with mixed reactions, some calling it “a taste of your medicine.” The British Museum is currently conducting an inquiry following the disappearance, theft, or damage of several pieces from its collection. The incident is … Read more

Germany signs deal to return Benin bronzes to Nigeria

July 1, 2022 by Shehroze Aqueeque

Germany has around 1,100 of the 16th- to 18th-century artefacts, split between some 20 museums.
Thousands of Benin bronzes are scattered around European museums after being looted by the British.
Nigeria plans to build a museum in Benin City in southern Edo state, where it hopes to house them.

Germany signed an agreement on Friday, to begin sending hundreds of Benin bronzes back to what is now Nigeria, marking the most significant effort by a European country to return the looted artworks.

After Germany announced last year that it would begin returning the bronzes, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Culture Minister Claudia Roth signed the agreement with their Nigerian counterparts in Berlin.

The first two artworks — the head of a king and a plaque depicting three warriors — were on Friday handed over to representatives from Nigeria.

“Today we have reason to celebrate, because we have reached a historic agreement — the Benin bronzes are returning home,” Baerbock said.

“These pieces are not only magnificent artefacts — they are some of Africa’s greatest treasures. But they are also telling a story of colonial violence,” she said.

Thousands of Benin bronzes, metal plaques and sculptures that once decorated the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin are now scattered around European museums after being looted by the British at the end of the 19th century.

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