EVENT INFORMATION

1
Yüli
2022

Germany and Nigeria agree on ownership transfer of Benin Bronzes

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📅 1 Yüli 2022 📍 Alemania, Nigeria

A joint declaration between Germany and Nigeria set out the transfer of ownership of Benin Bronzes held in German museums and a framework for their physical return. The agreement recognized the 1897 British invasion and looting of the Kingdom of Benin. It placed authority over cultural heritage with Nigeria while leaving practical questions of custody, display and the distribution of returned objects to ongoing negotiation.

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🔖 Marká

Personanan den e suseso aki

Nigerian and German representatives

Benin Royal Court

Organisashonnan den e Evento aki

Government of Germany

Government of Nigeria

German museums