15/02/2026
Cambridge University announced it has transferred legal ownership of 116 stolen Benin artefacts in the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) collections to Nigeria.🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), operating under a management agreement with the Benin Royal Palace, will now have ownership of the items.
Olugbile Holloway, Director-General of Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments, said:
“This development marks a pivotal point in our dialogue with the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge and it is our hope that this will spur other museums to head in a similar direction.
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