Repatriation

University museums ‘should reconsider holding certain items’

New restitution guidance says circumstances in which some objects were acquired are unacceptable

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology receives Benin repatriation claim

Cambridge museum is considering claim from Nigerian authorities to return artefacts

Back to the future

Smaller museums are often leading the way in a flurry of activity aimed at returning looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria

Glasgow Life receives Benin return request

The city's museum service is in discussions with the Nigerian Museums and Monuments Commission

Great North Museum: Hancock seeks to repatriate Benin bronze

Stakeholders agree to take proactive approach to returning brass stave

Greek PM calls for talks on Parthenon marbles ahead of Downing Street visit

Kyriakos Mitsotakis has offered to loan other artefacts to break deadlock

‘Opinions are changing’: Berlin’s new cultural venue tackles colonial legacies

Humboldt Forum unveils ethnological and Asian art museums

Trustees approve return of Benin bronzes held in Berlin museums

Repatriation momentum builds as designs unveiled for Benin City museum pavilion

Illegally excavated statue returned to Libya

Museums help identify and return rare funerary statue in long-running repatriation case

Germany outlines ‘concrete steps’ for returning Benin bronzes

First artefacts expected to be repatriated in 2022

Books | The Brutish Museums, by Dan Hicks

A hard-hitting case for cultural restitution and the need to recognise the impact of withholding items

More museums take steps to return Benin bronzes to Nigeria

National Museum of Ireland and Horniman are the latest museums to indicate repatriation plans