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Benin Bronzes in the Spotlight

Africa curator Alexis Malefakis in conversation with Nigerian historian and provenance researcher Enibokun Uzébu-Imarhiagbe. (Image: Kathrin Leuenberger, VMZ UZH)
Africa curator Alexis Malefakis in conversation with Nigerian historian and provenance researcher Enibokun Uzébu-Imarhiagbe. (Image: Kathrin Leuenberger, VMZ UZH)

Eight Swiss museums, including UZH’s Ethnographic Museum, have come together under the Swiss Benin Initiative (BIS) to work with Nigeria in investigating the provenance of their holdings from the historical kingdom of Benin. Alexis Malefakis, who curates the museum’s African collection, discusses the project, the limitations of provenance research, and the restitution of looted artefacts.

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