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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.
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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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