...well, it is the dear old 'Grauniad', I suppose.
The culture minister of Nigeria...
Ha ha ha ha ha! Wait, they really have one of those..?
...has urged the British Museum to follow the example of the Smithsonian Institution, which on Tuesday returned ownership of 29 Benin bronzes to Nigeria at a celebratory event in Washington.
Why? Reminds me of my mum's favourite saying from mt childhood: 'Well, if all your friends jumped off a cliff, would you too?'
“I told them the last time I was in London: it’s not if, it’s when. They will eventually have to return these because the campaign is gaining strength by the day and, when they look at what other museums are doing, they will be compelled to return them.”
Isn't it about time some of these institutions grew a backbone and started saying 'No' and meaning it?
I wonder what is the probability that if these museum pieces are returned to Nigeria or wherever, they will be stolen and sold on the black market to anonymous collectors?
ReplyDeleteVirtually 100%!
DeleteThey should be melted down and recast as some anti-slavery symbol.
ReplyDeleteIt was the king/chief/highheidyin of that land who captured the slaves and sold them on. He spent some of the money on having the bronzes made.
More Black History should be taught.
And not whitewashed... 😏
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