Dutch museum removes ‘priceless’ Benin Bronzes for return to Nigeria

Clad in protective blue surgical gloves, a Dutch museum worker gingerly unhooks a precious decorative artefact before gently laying it down on a pillow and wrapping it in dozens of layers of special paper. – ‘Follow this example’ – Museum director Van Bommel hopes the Dutch example will be picked up around the world.

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