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Barnaby Phillips

Return of 100 Benin bronzes puts British Museum on the spot

The decision by the university’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology to return looted Nigerian treasures leaves larger institutions increasingly isolated

Sun 8 Feb 2026

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Review: Japanese artist Hiroshige at the British Museum
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