Thousands of treasures stolen in British raid goes in display after years of detective work ➡️ Nigerian heritage that was stolen by British soldiers is now held by more than 100 museums in dozens of countries
project, which launched on Sunday in Benin City close to the site of the British raid, brings together what was torn apart 125 years ago.
Digital Benin includes brass, bronze, and ivory artefacts held at 131 museums across 20 countries that the team behind it believe covers 99 per cent of what was taken from the Kingdom.“For the first time, the current location and objects can be viewed together,” says the project’s principal investigator Dr Anne Luther.
The value may be greatest for the descendants of the victims of the raid. Bini artist and campaigner Enotie Ogbebor has compared the loss of Benin’s heritage to the impact of Europe losing the works of Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Picasso and Shakespeare.
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