Benin bronzes return: Opportunity for nation-building through heritage preservation
This morning, I read with great excitement that Nigeria and the Netherlands had signed an agreement for the return of 119 stolen Benin bronzes — a historic step in reclaiming our cultural heritage. According to the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), this agreement marks the largest single repatriation of Benin antiquities linked to the 1897 British punitive expedition. …