Looted Benin treasures to go online in international project led by Hamburg museum

Title: Looted Benin treasures to go online in international project led by Hamburg museum
Author: Catherine Hickley
Media Outlet: The Art Newspaper
Publish Date: April 17, 2020

“Hamburg’s Museum am Rothenbaum is spearheading a project to unite online as many as 5,000 art treasures made of wood, bronze and ivory from the former kingdom of Benin, now spread around the world after they were looted from the royal palace and other ceremonial sites by British troops more than a century ago.

(…) Prince Gregory Akenzua (Enogie of Evbobanosa) of the Benin royal family welcomed the initiative. “For decades we have asked to receive an overview over the scattered Benin holdings worldwide,” he said. “Finally this is going to happen.”