George the Poet – The Benin bronze

George the Poet performs a spoken-word poem about an African work of art – a Benin bronze plaque – in the British Museum’s Africa Gallery. George has taken up our Huge History Lesson challenge to investigate and get inspired by a museum object. George’s poem tells the story of the Benin bronzes, a series of plaques depicting the Benin court following Europe’s first contact with West Africa in the 15th century. See more on the plaques at Inspired by George? Think you and your class could tell your version of history in one of the world’s biggest museums? Then the Huge History Lesson is right up your street: The Huge History Lesson is a partnership between the British Museum and TES, supported by Arts Council England.