Berlin Museum Won’t Show Benin Bronzes, Begins to Pursue Return of Artifacts

In a surprise move, the Humboldt Forum, a new Berlin museum home to a vast collection of non-European artworks, will not show its prized Benin Bronzes, which many have alleged were looted from West Africa during the 19th century. Instead, it will either exhibit replicas of them or leave blank spaces in their intended display, the museum’s general director, Hartmut Dorgerloh, said on Monday at a press conference.
In fact, such objects may never be seen at the German museum again: the Humbol