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Kwame Opoku: Nigeria – Arts of the Benue River Valley
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
Nigeria - Arts of the Benue River Valley http://www.museum-security.org/opoku_nigeria-benue-valley.htm January 15, 2013 Nigeria - Arts of the Benue River Valley Arts de la valle de la Bnou Nigeria We have just received an excellent catalogue of the exhibition, Arts de la valle de la Bnou Nigeria (Nigeria - Arts of the Benue River Valley) which is taking ...
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WILL BOSTON MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS RETURN LOOTED BENIN BRONZES
Sunday, January 6th, 2013
WILL BOSTON MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS RETURN LOOTED BENIN BRONZES http://www.museum-security.org/opoku_boston_return.htm January 6, 2013 The public interest must surely be in upholding the rule of law, rather than promoting an international free-for-all through the unrestricted circulation of tainted works of art. Do we really wish to educate our children to have no respect ...
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Kwame Opoku – VIRTUAL VISIT TO MUSEUMS HOLDING LOOTED BENIN OBJECTS
Wednesday, November 21st, 2012
VIRTUAL VISIT TO MUSEUMS HOLDING LOOTED BENIN OBJECTS http://www.museum-security.org/opoku_benin_virtual_museum.htm November 21, 2012 VIRTUAL VISITS TO MUSEUMS HOLDING LOOTED BENIN OBJECTS Head of an Oba, Benin, Nigeria, now in Bristol Museum, Bristol, United Kingdom of Great Britain. One of the remarkable arguments presented by holders of looted Benin artefacts is that in our modern world, with ...
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HAS MEXICO RENOUNCED HER CLAIM TO MONTEZUMA’S FEATHER CROWN THAT IS IN THE VIENNA ETHNOLOGY MUSEUM?
Wednesday, November 21st, 2012
HAS MEXICO RENOUNCED HER CLAIM TO MONTEZUMAS FEATHER CROWN THAT IS IN THE VIENNA ETHNOLOGY MUSEUM? http://www.museum-security.org/opoku_montezuma.htm November 21, 2012 HAS MEXICO RENOUNCED HER CLAIM TO MONTEZUMAS FEATHER CROWN IN THE VIENNA ETHNOLOGY MUSEUM? President Vicente Fox asked the visiting Austrian president, Heinz Fischer, for his help in returning the headdress of the Aztec ...
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Kwame Opoku – “Ancient Statues Smuggled from Nigeria to Return Home”
Sunday, July 29th, 2012
Ancient Statues Smuggled from Nigeria to Return Home http://www.museum-security.org/Opoku_illegal_export_NOK.htm July 29, 2012 SHALL WE EVER KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT ILLEGAL EXPORT OF NOK SCULPTURES FROM NIGERIA? It is indeed unfortunate that so much Nok material has been looted over time to supply the international market. Properly excavated, such pieces might have shed valuable light ...
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Kwame Opoku – NIGERIA REACTS TO DONATION OF LOOTED BENIN ARTEFACTS TO MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON
Thursday, July 19th, 2012
NIGERIA REACTS TO DONATION OF LOOTED BENIN ARTEFACTS TO MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON http://www.museum-security.org/opoku_nigeria_benin.htm July 19, 2012 NIGERIA REACTS TO DONATION OF LOOTED BENIN ARTEFACTS TO MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON. “The exhibition is showcasing some of the works that made Benin (Nigeria) famous. It once again, reminds the world of a civilization ...
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