At first, they lived in small family groups, but gradually these groups developed into a kingdom ... of Benin’s rich natural resources (palm oil and rubber). The Oba tried to stop all contact ...

Europe and the United States have been returning stolen bronzes from the historical Kingdom of Benin. While today's Benin Bronze casters appreciate repatriation efforts, they say Nigeria's ...

Photography, they say, is the art of finding beauty and grace in the ordinary. With light and a camera, it becomes a canvas ...

He insisted that the Bronzes had to come back to where they were taken from, and that he was "the custodian of all the cultural heritage of the Benin Kingdom". AFP via Getty Images Edo State ...

Hartwig Fischer, director of the British Museum said they were "honoured ... to work with all interested parties to increase knowledge about the kingdom from which the Benin Bronzes were taken ...