Benin Bronzes: Nigeria hails 'great day' as London museum signs over looted objects - BBC News
Benin: brass plaque
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News article
Title
Benin Bronzes: Nigeria hails 'great day' as London museum signs over looted objects - BBC News
Creator
BBC News
Description
News article from the BBC on the return of 72 items to Nigeria. Includes photographs of the ceremony, a selection of the bronzes returned and a video from the BBC on the repatriation of artifacts.
Note
The Horniman Museum in south-east London is returning 72 items, including so-called Benin Bronzes, to Nigerian ownership - making it the first in the UK to officially take such action on this scale.
