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In 2021 and early 2022, Olugbile Holloway, the director-general of Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments, facilitated the return of over 200 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria from international institutions, including 119 objects from the Netherlands last June and more than 100 artifacts from Cambridge University in February. Chika Okeke-Agulu credits Holloway’s success in repatriation efforts to his ability to clarify ownership disputes and negotiate with foreign entities. Holloway has also established a formal agreement with Nigeria's Benin monarchy, which helped present a unified stance in requesting the return of the bronzes from abroad, despite legal restrictions at institutions like the British Museum.
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In June 2021, Olugbile Holloway, director-general of Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments, facilitated the repatriation of 119 looted Benin Bronzes from the Netherlands. This event marked one of the largest single returns of these artifacts since they were stolen by British troops in 1897 from Benin City, modern-day Nigeria. In February, Holloway also oversaw the return of over 100 artifacts from the University of Cambridge to Nigeria. These repatriations were made possible due to Holloway’s efforts to clarify ownership and secure a unified stance between Nigerian authorities and foreign institutions regarding the rightful return of these historical items.
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Despite decades of calls for repatriation, many of these looted objects remained in museums in Europe and the U.S. until 2021, when some governments and institutions finally began to return them.
left Implies a moral obligation to return artifacts
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Holloway—whose background is in corporate advertising—says he and the Benin Oba, or monarch, adopted a 20-page agreement outlining shared commitments to the artifacts’ future.
left Highlights collaborative efforts for repatriation
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Because of that agreement, Holloway says, the Nigerian government presented a unified front in its request for the return of bronzes from the Netherlands.
left Emphasizes successful negotiation and repatriation efforts
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In 1897, British troops sacked Benin City in modern-day Nigeria, and stole about 5,000 artifacts collectively known as the Benin Bronzes.
asserted
troops → sack → Bronzes
Despite decades of calls for repatriation, many of these looted objects remained in museums in Europe and the U.S. until 2021, when some governments and institutions finally began to return them.
asserted
governments → loot → them
Last June, Olugbile Holloway, the director-general of Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments, facilitated one of the largest single repatriations of the looted Benin Bronzes to date: 119 objects from the Netherlands.
asserted
Holloway → facilitate → Netherlands
In February, he oversaw the return of over 100 artifacts from the University of Cambridge to Nigeria.
asserted
he → oversee → Nigeria
According to Chika Okeke-Agulu, an expert in African diaspora art history, the historic agreement stems from Holloway’s ability to quell confusion both within Nigeria and abroad about the rightful owner of the bronzes.
uncertain
agreement → accord → bronzes
Holloway—whose background is in corporate advertising—says he and the Benin Oba, or monarch, adopted a 20-page agreement outlining shared commitments to the artifacts’ future.
asserted
he → say → future
Because of that agreement, Holloway says, the Nigerian government presented a unified front in its request for the return of bronzes from the Netherlands.
asserted
government → say → Netherlands
The director-general has now set his sights on negotiating the future of Nigerian antiquities at the British Museum, which is prohibited by law from deaccessioning its collection of bronzes.
asserted
which → set → bronzes
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