AUTHOR: KWAME OPOKU, DR.

Gold mask, 20 cm in height, weighing 1.36 kg. of pure gold, seized by the British from Kumasi, Ghana, in 1874 and now in the Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom.

Will The New Guidelines Of The Arts Council England Help Restitution Of Looted Asante Gold And Benin Bronzes?

Sep 15, 2022 | Feature Article

It does not matter (although many museums pretend it does) that the first of several Hague conventions was not pr ...

How Far Have We Gone In The Struggle For The Restitution Of African Artefacts?

Aug 24, 2022 | Feature Article

ldquo;The exhibition is showcasing some of the works that made Benin (Nigeria) famous. It once again, reminds th ...

Benin Bronze artworks at the MKG museum in Hamburg

Germany Transfers Legal Rights in Benin Artefacts to Nigeria

Jul 1, 2022 | Feature Article

We reproduce below a press release issued by Berlin Post-kolonial on the occasion of the signing of a Joint Politica ...

Kwame Opoku, Dr., Dr., former Legal Adviser, United Nations Office, Vienna.

Have Ethical Considerations Returned To Restitution For Good? Smithsonian Adopts...

Jun 6, 2022 | Feature Article

lsquo; hellip; our research methods resemble the interrogations of an investigating magistrate much more ...

Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, receives two Benin artefacts, Okwukor and a commemorative head of an Oba, returned by Jesus College, Cambridge, United Kingdom, and University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom.

Nigerian President Clarifies Principles On Restitution Of Looted Artefacts

Feb 28, 2022 | Feature Article

Below is a press release on a significant statement by President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria on the restitution of l ...

How Long Will The British Government And The British Museum Resist Calls For Cha...

Jan 31, 2022 | Feature Article

You must understand what the Parthenon Marbles mean to us. They are our pride. They are our sacrifices. They are our ...

Commemorative head of an Oba, Benin, Nigeria, now in Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA.

Is The Museum Of Fine Arts Boston Serious About The Restitution Of Looted Africa...

Dec 24, 2021 | Feature Article

Truth must be repeated constantly because error is being repeatedly preached round about all the time, and not ju ...

Royal statues, Dahomey, Republic of Benin, previously in Muse du Quai Branly, Paris, that France returned to the Republic of Benin. Left, King Gll, half-lion, half-man. Centre, King Ghzo, half-bird, half-man. Right, King Bhanzin, half-shark, half-man.

Are We Receiving The Restitution We Seek?

Dec 7, 2021 | Feature Article

lsquo;One of the most noble incarnations of a people rsquo;s genius is its cultural heritage, built up over the ...

Ngonso Stool, Nso, Cameroon, now in Humboldt Forum, Berlin, Germany.

Humboldt Forum Opened Again Amidst Protest

Sep 27, 2021 | Feature Article

We reproduce here below a press release from Postkolonial Berlin protesting against the opening of the Humboldt Foru ...

Metal vessel, Benin, Nigeria, now in Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Berlin, Germany.

Benin Bronzes Belong To Oba Of Benin

Sep 20, 2021 | Feature Article

As for the ownership status of the works, who does not know that Benin is the true owner despite the semantics an ...

Benin Bronzes Belong To Oba Of Benin

Sep 20, 2021 | Feature Article

As for the ownership status of the works, who does not know that Benin is the true owner despite the semantics an ...

Commemorative head, Benin, Nigeria to be restituted by Aberdeen University, United Kingdom

National Museums Scotland Not In A Hurry To Restitute Looted African Artefacts

Jul 8, 2021 | Feature Article

lsquo; lsquo;It would not have been right to have retained an item of such great cultural importance that was ac ...

Mask, Luba, Democratic Republic of Congo, now in Africa Museum, Tervuren, Belgium.

Proposed Belgian Guidelines Re-Introduce Ethics Into Restitution Debate

Jun 11, 2021 | Feature Article

lsquo;Although the existing legal framework is not favourable to the original owners of the objects in colonial ...

Surviving Herero returning from Omaheke Desert where they had been driven by German troops after the Battle at Waterberg; two women in front were unable to stand.

German-Namibian Reconciliation Agreement On Genocide Of The Ovaherero And Nama: ...

May 31, 2021 | Feature Article

We publish below a press release of the Berlin Postkolonial on the recent agreement between Namibia and Germa ...

Commemorative head of an Oba, Benin, Nigeria, now in Weltmuseum Vienna, Austria.

Do Museums Transmit Values Of Justice And Equality? Comments On International Mu...

May 24, 2021 | Feature Article

I decided not to comment on International Museum Day, which offers an annual occasion to reflect on the museums, the ...

Bust of queen-mother, iyoba Idia, Benin, Nigeria, now in Ethnologisches Museum Humboldt Forum, Berlin, Germany

Berlin Decision On Benin Restitution: Germany On The Way To Restitution Of Loote...

May 5, 2021 | Feature Article

We are facing the historical and moral responsibility to bring Germany 39;s colonial past to light and to come ...

The two sculptures that the Church of England wants to return to BeninNigeria.

Church Of England Wishes To Return Two Benin Artefacts To Nigeria. Is That Enoug...

Apr 23, 2021 | Feature Article

The central issue can be ascribed to the fact that most of these Europeans intended, consciously or unconsciousl ...

Kwame Opoku, Dr.

Former Legal Adviser, United Nations Office, Vienna.. More Dr. Kwame Opoku writes about looted cultural objects