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Germany is moving towards full restitution of the looted Benin bronzes in its public collections, a Foreign Ministry official said, putting it on course to be the first country to commit to returning them to Nigeria permanently.
Andreas Görgen, the head of the Foreign Ministry’s culture department, visited Benin City last week for discussions with Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki and other Nigerian officials. Under the terms of the agreement, which is not yet finalised, Germany would take part in archaeological excavations in the region, provide training for Nigerian museum employees, participate in the construction of a new museum in Benin, and restitute looted Benin sculptures and reliefs in German museum collections, Görgen says. He said he expects to wrap up the agreement by the summer.
I'd say that is a good start.
Andreas Görgen, the head of the Foreign Ministry’s culture department, visited Benin City last week for discussions with Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki and other Nigerian officials. Under the terms of the agreement, which is not yet finalised, Germany would take part in archaeological excavations in the region, provide training for Nigerian museum employees, participate in the construction of a new museum in Benin, and restitute looted Benin sculptures and reliefs in German museum collections, Görgen says. He said he expects to wrap up the agreement by the summer.
Germany moves towards full restitution of Benin bronzes
The head of the German foreign ministry’s culture department visited Nigeria last week for discussions with the Edo State Governor
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I'd say that is a good start.