Looking at the people of Benin
Sessions in 2012
3, 31 May
10.30–11.15
or 12.00–12.45
Age 7–11 (Key Stage 2)
This slideshow session takes place in one of the Museum’s lecture theatres, where your students are helped to identify the different people connected with the Oba’s palace in Benin. They explore pictures of the Oba, his staff and the first European visitors and find out about links between symbols and the local environment.
Bookings
£1 per student
Maximum group: 120
Phone +44 (0)20 7323 8181
tickets@britishmuseum.org
Support material
Related resources
Benin plaque: the oba with Europeans. Benin, Nigeria, Edo peoples, 16th century AD.