Church of England Enters ‘Discussions’ for Returning Benin Bronzes

As momentum grows in Europe behind a push for repatriating the Benin Bronzes, a controversial group of thousands of objects looted by British troops during the 19th century, the Church of England is considering returning two works from the cache in its holdings. The Evening Standard first reported the news.
Reached by ARTnews, a Church of England spokesperson said that it was “in discussions” about returning the sculptures, which were gifted to the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1982 by