[RP-8448] Digital Benin - Reconnecting Royal Art Treasures - Research Project ( Oct 2020 - 2022)
Title
Digital Benin - Reconnecting Royal Art Treasures
Short name
Digital Benin
Description
With the support of the Ernst von Siemens Kunststiftung, the Museum am Rothenbaum (MARKK) in Hamburg is opening an international project office to digitally unite the globally dispersed works of art from the Kingdom of Benin. As an unparalleled forum of knowledge, Digital Benin will, within the next two years, bring together object data and related documentation material from collections worldwide and provide the long-requested overview of the royal artworks looted in the 19th century. The aim is to create a well-founded and sustainable catalogue of the artworks and their history, cultural significance and provenance. The Ernst von Siemens Kunststiftung finances the project of German, Nigerian, European and American experts with more than 1.2 million Euros. The launch of the website is planned for 2022.
Event type
Research Project
Event #
RP-8448
Participant(s)
- Digital Benin Project Team
- Mr. Christopher J. Philipp : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
- Dr. William Parkinson : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
- Field Museum of Natural History - Technology Department
- Kate Webbink : Field Museum of Natural History - Technology Department
- Ms Sharon D. Grant : Field Museum of Natural History - Technology Department
Commencement date:
Oct 2020
Completion date:
2022
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