Art practitioners and curators believe these returns are especially important at a time when young Nigerians have few means of engaging with the country’s rich history.
The Nigerian director, together with his collective of filmmakers, created an experimental short film for a German museum about a subject that’s top of mind.
In what is the latest reparative update, the German government has returned Benin bronzes that it looted from Nigeria during colonialism.
The North American country is the newest country to return looted items to Africa.
Looted Benin bronzes will go on show for one last time in Berlin.
The Royal Museum is due to open in 2021, displaying the Benin bronzes that were looted during the Benin Expedition of 1897.
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