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The Benin Bronzes

Public guided tour
Restitution and what next?


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8 EUR/ from 6 October 2025 9 EUR plus exhibition admission
New ticket prices from 3 October 2025. For more information, see Visit > Admission & Tickets
Please book your ticket in advance online or at the box office in the foyer.
Duration: 60 min
14 years and older
German
2nd Floor
max. 25 persons
Belongs to: Ethnological Collections and Asian Art
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8 EUR/ from 6 October 2025 9 EUR plus exhibition admission
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The Benin Bronzes, looted by the British colonists in 1897, have become a global symbol for the hundreds of thousands of cultural objects from Africa that European colonial powers illegally appropriated and displayed in museums. In June 2021, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation decided to restitute the bronzes to Nigeria. In the guided tour, the history(s) of art from Benin will be addressed from multiple perspectives. In addition, the question of what will happen after the restitution will be explored. The offer was developed together with mediators from the National Museum Benin City.
Screenshot from the film clip "The Benin Bronzes – Restitution and what next?"
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum, Film: Emanuele Valariano

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