Western museums are returning artefacts to countries of origin

A museum in London has returned its entire collection of Benin Bronzes to the Nigerian government.

London’s Horniman Museum has returned its collection of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. They were stolen in the late 1800s by British colonial troops after they invaded the Kingdom of Benin in what is now Nigeria.

The artefacts ended up in museums in Europe and the United States.

How museum gift shops decide what to sell

 

Gift shops are like the final exhibit of an art museum. They’re often located toward the exit and are unmissable on your way out the door. Souvenirs inside can range from Vincent Van Gogh socks to giant stuffed soup cans to Mona Lisa rubber ducks. But how do gift shop curators decide what to sell?