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British Museum Admitts Selling Benin Bronzes |
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LONDON, ENGLAND.- The British Museum has admitted that it sold 30 pieces of Benin bronze during the 1950's and 1060's. Pressure also grew on the museum to return disputed treasures, such as the Elgin marble. Although the museum insists that its claim to inalienable ownership of the bronzes and other artefacts such as the Elgin marbles was not affected. The institution used to respond to any restitution claim that it was forbidden to dispose of items. The Nigerian parliament passed a resolution to submit an official request for the return of the bronzes. Brian Durrans, keeper of ethnography, the department which sold the bronzes, said: "I do not accept that this is an episode which has any bearing on the debate over the marbles. The disposals were not wanton or large scale, and the intentions behind it were honourable, but I regret the loss of these pieces to the collection. The law was originally intended to protect the collections made in previous years from the whim of today's collectors."
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Today's News
July 5, 2024
The wide, wide world of Judy Chicago
Audrey Flack, creator of vibrant photorealist art, dies at 93
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen opens a new presentation of its collection
'Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections' opens in Vienna
Salvador Dalí's iconic Mae West Lips Sofa goes on display at NGV International
San Francisco's arts institutions are slowly building back
The Beatles and the Beach Boys lead Heritage's Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Auction
The man behind the Minions
Solo exhibition of new work by Lorna Robertson on view at Alison Jacques
Kröller-Müller Museum restores '56 Barrels' by Christo
parrasch heijnen's first solo exhibition with Nabilah Nordin to open in Los Angeles
One of comicdom's most (in)famous covers, 'Black Cat Mystery' No. 50, scares up a record $840,000 at Heritage Auctions
How a patriotic painting became the Internet's soap box
The Phillips Collection presents 'Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage'
On the Jersey Shore, there's a flag for everything
Ben Hunter and Offer Waterman announce co-representation of Tess Jaray
Paul Theroux on necessary solitude, risks and the joy of writing
Rob Stone, master marketer of hip-hop, is dead at 55
Niclas Larsson is ready to shoot more close-ups
Chinese coins celebrating scientific inventions lead Heritage's $8.4 million HKINF World & Ancient Coins Auction
Paul Smith's Foundation announces inaugural Director
The Dutch LAM museum adds flavour to art viewing experiences
Casino Luxembourg presents 'My Last Will', a project by M+M
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