Collection of priceless artifacts from Nigeria
According to the CNN, the collection of priceless artifacts taken by British soldiers from the Kingdom of Benin (in present-day Nigeria), more than a century ago and on display at the British Museum, headed back to Nigeria but only for three years.
An agreement between the Benin Dialogue Group (BDG) and the British Museum in London, reached in October 2018, indicated that “some of the most iconic pieces” will head to Nigeria for an exhibition at the Benin Royal Museum in Edo State for three years and then be returned to the British Museum, which currently houses some of the most valuable Benin Bronzes in the whole of Europe.
