Proximities

British-Nigerian woman in Peckham who visits the African galleries regularly. Sometimes with pride, sometimes with anger.

Bloomsbury office worker who wandered into the African galleries on a lunch break. Stayed because the brass heads were beautiful.

Man who flew from Benin City. Taking photos for his grandmother. Reading every label like a court transcript.

Australian couple on a London holiday. Saw "Benin Bronzes" in the guidebook, didn't know the backstory until they read the panel.

Teacher in Lagos building a lesson about her students’ own heritage using the BM’s online collection.

History YouTuber in São Paulo making a video about looted art. Found the BM collection images through Google.