The Brutish Museums

Explore the heated debate about cultural restitution, repatriation, and decolonization of museums with this powerful call for the urgent return of stolen objects. The Benin Bronzes, a collection of thousands of brass plaques and carved ivory tusks depicting the history of the Royal Court of the Obas of Benin City, Nigeria, embody the rapacious and extractive colonialism of their time. Discover the history of their pillage, passing through hands like Queen Victoria and the British Museum, and join the wider project of addressing colonialism's outstanding debt.