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Watch online Guy Casely Hayford, "Kingdoms of Africa Benin." This 48 minute documentary film focuses on the West African kingdom of Benin, renowned for the extraordinary beauty and artistry expressed in bronze. As you watch the film think about Dr Casely Hayford’s concluding point that the people of Benin, like others in Africa, expressed their history through art. Think also about the ways in which you have seen African art displayed in museums that you have visited (or consider whether you have seen any such displays). Have you been to LACMA? How is art from Africa displayed there? For those of you from San Francisco, have you been to the de Young Museum? If so, how was African art displayed there? The Kingdoms of Africa series is a production of the BBC. You can watch the film on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNYfCaRlMy0

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Watch  online  Guy  Casely  Hayford,  "Kingdoms  of  Africa  -­‐-­‐  Benin."      This  48  minute  documentary  film  focuses  on  the  West  African  kingdom  of  Benin,  renowned  for  the  extraordinary  beauty  and  artistry  expressed  in  bronze.  As  you  watch  the  film  think  about  Dr  Casely  Hayford’s  concluding  point  that  the  people  of  Benin,  like  others  in  Africa,  expressed  their  history  through  art.  Think  also  about  the  ways  in  which  you  have  seen  African  art  displayed  in  museums  that  you  have  visited  (or  consider  whether  you  have  seen  any  such  displays).  Have  you  been  to  LACMA?  How  is  art  from  Africa  displayed  there?  For  those  of  you  from  San  Francisco,  have  you  been  to  the  de  Young  Museum?  If  so,  how  was  African  art  displayed  there?    The  Kingdoms  of  Africa  series  is  a  production  of  the  BBC.    You  can  watch  the  film  on  youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNYfCaRlMy0