<p>Thousands of masks from the former Kingdom of Benin are spread throughout museums across the world.  Is that where they belong?</p>


The Atlas Obscura Podcast

Benin Bronzes

An audio guide to the world’s strange, incredible, and wondrous places. Co-founder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters explore a new wonder every day, Monday through Thursday. In under 15 minutes, they’ll take you to an incredible place, and along the way, you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Our theme and end credit music is composed by Sam Tyndall.