Observer
  • Business
  • Art
  • Lifestyle
Newsletters
  • Business
    • Finance
    • Media
    • Technology
    • Policy
    • Wealth
    • Insights
    • Interviews
  • Art
    • Art Fairs
    • Art Market
    • Art Reviews
    • Auctions
    • Galleries
    • Museums
    • Interviews
  • Lifestyle
    • Nightlife & Dining
    • Style
    • Travel
    • Interviews
  • Power Lists
    • Nightlife & Dining
    • Art
    • A.I.
    • PR
  • About
    • About Observer
    • Advertise With Us
    • Reprints
Newsletters

Benin Bronzes

Artist Hew Locke sits on a staircase in the British Museum, surrounded by life-sized, elaborate sculptural figures collectively known as The Watchers. The figures, adorned with ornate costumes, are part of Locke's exhibition exploring colonialism and its cultural artifacts.

Artist Hew Locke Confronts Colonialism at the British Museum

In “Hew Locke, what have we here?”, visitors are asked to consider the legacy of empire and plunder in shaping museum collections.
By Simon Coates
Woman poses in front of blue brick wall

How Ngaire Blankenberg Is Flipping Museums for Social Impact

The former museum director has a new initiative dedicated to repairing institutions and communities through arts and heritage.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Highlights from London’s 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair

An oft-repeated theme of the artwork featured in this edition was the reckoning or reclaiming of Africa and Europe’s shared art history.
By Reuben Esien
Middle-aged woman in pink blazer speaks at podium.

National Museum of African Art Director Ngaire Blankenberg Quietly Resigns

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Row of sculptures displayed in room while visitors walk by

The UK Has a 60-Year Old Law Prohibiting Repatriation of Art. Is That About to Change?

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Germany Is Returning Human Remains to Hawaii, Affirming an Uptick in the Practice

By Helen Holmes

Germany Is Still Proving It’s Way Better at Arts Relief Than the U.S.

By Helen Holmes

Hamburg Is Returning Benin Objects to Nigeria, But Not Before Exhibiting Them

By Helen Holmes

The Metropolitan Museum Returned Two of Its Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

By Helen Holmes

National Museum of African Art Director Says Showing Benin Bronzes Does Harm

By Helen Holmes

The National Museum of African Art Is Returning Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

By Helen Holmes

Jesus College in the U.K. Has Returned a Benin Bronze Cockerel to Nigeria

By Helen Holmes

The Quai Branly Museum is Returning 26 (But Not All) Looted Objects to Benin

By Helen Holmes

David Adjaye’s Studio Has Unveiled a Proposal for an Inverted New York Skyscraper

By Helen Holmes

Germany Plans to Return Over 1,000 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria in 2022

By Helen Holmes

The U.K. Doesn’t Want to Return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece

By Helen Holmes

Nigerian Contemporary Art is Being Offered in Exchange for the U.K. Benin Bronzes

By Helen Holmes

Berlin Museums Promise to Return Benin Bronzes to Nigeria by 2022

By Helen Holmes

Scotland’s National Museums Have a New Policy When It Comes to Restitution

By Helen Holmes

Metropolitan Museum to Send Some Benin Bronzes Back to Nigeria

By Helen Holmes

The National Museum of Ireland Has Decided to Return Its Benin Bronzes

By Helen Holmes

Germany is In Accelerated Talks to Definitively Return Its Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

By Helen Holmes

Activists Pushing Back Against European Possession of African Art Appear in Court

By Helen Holmes

David Adjaye Wants to Redefine What a 21st Century Museum Means to Its Community

By Helen Holmes
More
  • ART
  • BUSINESS
  • LIFESTYLE
  • POWER LISTS
  • INTERVIEWS
  • ABOUT
  • ADVERTISE
  • CONTACT
  • NEWSLETTERS
  • RSS FEEDS
  • SITEMAP
  • TERMS
  • PRIVACY
  • REPRINTS
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Cookie Settings
  • Do not sell my data
Powered by WordPress VIP

We noticed you're using an ad blocker.

We get it: you like to have control of your own internet experience.
But advertising revenue helps support our journalism.

To read our full stories, please turn off your ad blocker.
We'd really appreciate it.

How Do I Whitelist Observer?

How Do I Whitelist Observer?

Below are steps you can take in order to whitelist Observer.com on your browser:

For Adblock:

Click the AdBlock button on your browser and select Don't run on pages on this domain.

For Adblock Plus on Google Chrome:

Click the AdBlock Plus button on your browser and select Enabled on this site.

For Adblock Plus on Firefox:

Click the AdBlock Plus button on your browser and select Disable on Observer.com.

Then Reload the Page