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From Germany to Ireland, a fresh push to return the Benin bronzes

From Germany to Ireland, a fresh push to return the Benin bronzes
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National Museum of Ireland Makes Plans to Return Benin Bronzes

A Benin Bronze from the collection of the British Museum. Photo: Son of Groucho/Flickr. April 13, 2021 at 10:13am The National Museum of Ireland (NMI), Dublin, is the latest European institution to announce plans to repatriate its share of the renowned Benin Bronzes, part of a trove of more than 90,000 objects looted from what is now Nigeria by British troops in 1897 and scattered across the Continent, The Times reports. The museum joins Scotland’s Aberdeen University, which in March was the first to commit to returning its lone object; the Church of England; and German institutions including Berlin’s Humboldt Forum in doing so.

Art Industry News: Murakami Pauses His NFT Sale So He Can Have More Time to Figure Out How They Work First + Other Stories

Takashi Murakami. Photo: Ricardo Miyada. ©Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know on this Monday, April 12. NEED-TO-READ Another Museum Commits to Returning the Benin Bronzes – The National Museum of Ireland says it intends to return 21 Benin bronzes looted from Nigeria in the 1890s, including armlets, wooden paddles, figures, and a staff made of bronze, ivory, and wood. The works entered the collection in the 19th century and “do not reflect contemporary collecting practice or ethics.” No restitution has been formalized to date, but the museum says the process is underway. (

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