![]() And of course, other claims have made headlines over the past decades, most famously those by Greece, for the British Museum to return the Parthenon or Elgin marbles. Winning Their Marbles? The Return of Cultural Heritage ObjectsĬultural restitution claims seem to be increasing in the news lately most recently with the return of some of the Benin Bronzes, thousands of pieces looted from the kingdom of Benin in the late 19th century, and now being returned to Nigeria, which it became a part of, by museums in Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, and as of this past week, even the Metropolitan Museum of Art here in New York. ![]() International Horizons – Ralph Bunche Institute
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