The Kingdom Behind Glass

Who owns stolen art? Today on the show, the bloody journey of a Benin Bronze from West Africa to the halls of one of England's most elite universities — a tale of imperialism, betrayal, and the making of the modern world.

Guests:

  • Ore Ogunbiyi, Africa correspondent for The Economist
  • Nwando Achebe, the Jack and Margaret Sweet Endowed Professor of History at Michigan State University
  • Deadria Farmer-Paellmann, executive director of the Restitution Study Group
  • Dan Hicks, professor of contemporary archaeology at the University of Oxford, and curator at the Pitt Rivers Museum