Nigerian National Commission for Museums and Monuments

Dutch authorities sign ownership transfers for Benin bronzes

📅 19 February 2025

The Netherlands and Nigeria signed agreements returning 113 Benin bronzes from the Dutch state collection, alongside six from Rotterdam. The transfer addressed objects looted during the 1897 British...

The Dutch government reports the return journey of Benin bronzes

📅 18 June 2025

The Dutch government announced the return to Nigeria that week of the Benin bronzes whose ownership had been transferred in February. Four objects were to remain at the Wereldmuseum under a loan...