JesseBricks t1_j15odeu wrote on December 21, 2022 at 9:15 PM

Reply to comment by onomazein in Germany returns 20 Benin bronzes to Nigeria, noting ‘dark past’ by Fit-Asparagus8557

UK museums in Scotland, Cambridge and London have recently agreed to return Benin Bronzes. Also returns from collections in the US and France. Nigeria have a new museum in the works to house them. The British Museum is still looking the other way. Good to see the tide slowly turning.

darkhoogan t1_j1665j7 wrote on December 21, 2022 at 11:17 PM

The british museum has its hand tied. The British museum act 1963 specifically prevents the british museum from returning anything. I see that law unlikely to change with our current government, next general election is in 2 years, so nothing can realistically happen before then.