Lesson Planning

Learn about Benin now. Write a letter as if to a newspaper, a blog post, a poster or a leaflet explaining whether you think the objects looted from Benin by the British should be sent back to the Oba of Benin.

Teaching Outcomes:

• To learn about the Benin objects in British museums and the call for repatriation.
• To write a blog post/letter/poster/leaflet about whether the Benin artefacts in British museums should be repatriated to Benin City

Children will:

• Discuss the arguments for and against repatriation of cultural objects
• Research arguments for and against repatriation
• Write their own opinion piece about whether objects from Benin should be repatriated