Olugbile Holloway
NigeriaofficialMale9.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Olugbile Holloway is the Director General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments in Nigeria. He plays a crucial role in the advocacy for the return of cultural heritage to Nigeria, including the recent restitution of 113 Benin bronzes from the Netherlands, which he described as the most significant return of artifacts since the 1897 raid on the Benin Kingdom.
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Olugbile Holloway was included in the inaugural TIME100 Art list of the 100 most influential people shaping the future of art.
Tinubu hails NCMM DG for making TIME100 Art listNigeria· 2026-09-24
Olugbile Holloway is the chairman of the national museum commission in Nigeria advocating for the return of cultural artifacts.
Rückgabe von Benin-Bronzen: Bundesrätin Baume-Schneider in Nigeria
Switzerland· 2026-06-29
NCMM Director-General Olugbile Holloway described the transfer as a turning point.
Cambridge University returns 116 Benin artefacts to NigeriaNigeria· 2026-02-09
Olugbile Holloway is the Director General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments of Nigeria.
Les Pays Bas ont restitué au Nigeria plus de cent bronzes du Bénin volés
France· 2025-06-21
Olugbile Holloway is the director general of the Nigerian National Commission for Museums and Monuments.
Países Baixos vão devolver à Nigéria 119 bronzes do antigo Reino do Benim | Património
Portugal· 2025-02-19
Olugbile Holloway is the director-general of Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM).
Netherlands to return stolen Benin statues to Nigeria
United Kingdom· 2025-02-19
Olugbile Holloway is the Director General of the Nigerian National Commission for Museums and Monuments who commented on the importance of the restitution.
Les Pays-Bas vont restituer au Nigeria plus de 100 sculptures du peuple edoFrance· 2025-02-19