Image Some of the 26 works on display at the Benin’s presidential palace ... royal thrones and other sacred objects known as “assens” and still revered to this day. “Dahomey” depicts ...

The documentary film "Dahomey" is a story of return, the restitution of stolen royal treasures. The 26 artifacts were among thousands taken by French colonial troops in the late 19th century from ...

It took years to actually give back those initial 26, which included effigies of the rulers King Behanzin and King Glélé, two thrones and four painted gates from Behanzin’s palace. “Dahomey ...

“Dahomey” packs a lot of introspection and heart into its brisk 68 minutes. Actor-director Mati Diop’s documentary chronicles the transfer of 26 royal treasures from an exhibition in Paris ...

These are the imagined words of the spoils themselves—specifically, 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey, among thousands taken by invading French troops in the 1890s. As the film ...

While Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia actually live at Drottningholm Palace (some 20 minutes west of Stockholm), Kungliga Slottet (Royal Palace) serves as their workplace and is the ...

Following the repatriation of 26 royal treasures stolen by French colonial troops in 1892 from their origins in the Kingdom of Dahomey, Diop’s latest documentary film is a poetic witnessing of ...

Although the royal family does not currently live in the palace, it is still considered their official residence. It is also thought to be the largest royal palace in Western Europe with a total ...