Cory Gundlach, curator of African art at the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art, presents His Majesty Oba Ewuare II with a brass plaque at a restitution ceremony in the Royal Palace on July 15 in Benin City, Nigeria. The plaque was one of two art works returned to the royal court after being pillaged by the British in 1897. (Omoregie Osakpolor/Stanley Museum of Art)
Cory Gundlach, curator of African art at the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art, presents His Majesty Oba Ewuare II with a brass plaque at a restitution ceremony in the Royal Palace on July 15 in Benin City, Nigeria. The plaque was one of two art works returned to the royal court after being pillaged by the British in 1897. (Omoregie Osakpolor/Stanley Museum of Art)
The Stanley Museum of Art became the first North American museum to return the art stolen in the 19th century massacre.
Sunday, July 28, 2024
