Tag: British Museum

• Repatriating the Benin Bronzes: The Controversy Behind the British Museum  

  

  The repatriation of the Benin Bronzes, looted by the British in 1897, is crucial for restoring cultural heritage to Nigeria. Flora Gilchrist engages with this process, and why it should involve recognising the colonial history of these artifacts and fostering diplomatic efforts between the British Museum and Nigerian authorities.

  Retrospect Journal

  09/03/2025

  Academic

  British Empire, British history, British Museum, Colonial History, Nigerian History

• A Rainy Day at the British Museum

  

  The British Museum is an iconic- and controversial- tourist attraction. Naomi Wallace explores the issues surrounding it in this fiction piece.

  Retrospect Journal

  17/09/2023

  Fiction

  artefacts, British Museum, heritage, Historical Fiction, History, Museum