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Switzerland Returns Looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria in Historic Ceremony

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Switzerland Returns Looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria in Historic Ceremony

In a significant act of cultural restitution, three Swiss museums have officially returned 18 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. The artifacts were looted by British colonial troops in 1897 and had been in Swiss collections for years.

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Swiss Foundation Returns Nazi-Looted Hodler Painting to Heirs

The SKKG Foundation in Winterthur will return the Ferdinand Hodler painting 'Lake Thun with Blüemlisalp and Niesen' to the heirs of its former Jewish owner, Martha Adrianna Nathan, who was forced to sell the artwork due to persecution by the Nazi regime.

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Swiss Foundation Returns Nazi-Looted Hodler Painting to Heirs

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