On sacred ground and in sacred company, we gathered at the British Museum to honor our ancestors and their surviving offspring — those whose lives were traded for the metal manilla currency that be…| Restitution Study Group
Nick Merriman’s sudden resignation as Chief Executive of English Heritage comes not only after a tumultuous 18 months marked by staffing cuts and restructuring, but also amid lingering concerns ove…| Restitution Study Group
Restitution Study Group and The Met Celebrate Historical Strides The Restitution Study Group celebrates two historic breakthroughs in our global reparatory justice campaign. On May 31st, the Benin …| Restitution Study Group
Screening in Pavillon Afriques’ Marché du Film Program | May 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM Trailer Cannes, France — The Restitution Study Group is proud to present 3X Freedom, a powerful …| Restitution Study Group
AFRODESCENDANT BENIN BRONZE OWNERSHIP CLAIM| Restitution Study Group
Benin bronzes should be entrusted to descendants of the enslaved Thank you for your editorial on the Benin bronzes (“At the Museum of Fine Arts, a chance for justice,” April 27). However, calling f…| Restitution Study Group
The Restitution Study Group (RSG) proudly announces a powerful trilogy of milestones in the global movement for reparatory justice: LEGISLATIVE BREAKTHROUGH: Tuesday, March 25th, 2025, Illinoi…| Restitution Study Group
The Smithsonian secretly created a rule to deaccession 42 Benin Bronzes—worth up to $300 million—to transfer them to heirs of Benin Kingdom slave traders in Nigeria. This violates U.S. law regulating the Smithsonian and it violates the 1st Amendment rights of all Americans protected by Administrative Procedure Act public hearing requirement. ⚖️ A lawsuit challenged … Continue reading "🚨 Where Are the $300M Smithsonian Benin Bronzes?! 🚨"| Restitution Study Group
Listen to the NPR podcast: For those still catching up on the ongoing battle over the Benin bronzes, NPR’s latest award winning Throughline podcast, “The Kingdom Behind the Glass,” del…| Restitution Study Group
ZÜRICH, Switzerland — In a groundbreaking development for cultural heritage dialogue, Museum Rietberg has expanded its Benin Bronzes exhibition to include crucial perspectives from the Restitu…| Restitution Study Group
