The online course War, Heroes and Monuments challenges students to create a monument, or a sketch of a monument, and to think about how monuments communicate the values of a time period.

The course is aimed at lower secondary and upper secondary schools, and the subject areas Danish and history. The course deals with cases that have both local and national historical value, demonstrating how existing monuments express heroic values. By looking at the monument as a source of historical knowledge, students learn to read their surroundings in a new way.

The course includes the following:

• Booklet: War, heroes and monuments - for the student
• Booklet: War, Heroes and Monuments - Teacher's Guide
• Source bank
• Expert videos and a creative challenge video:

Links to movies about the Battle of Rheden 1801:

Morten Tinning: The role of Peter Willemoes.

Morten Tinning: Who was the winner.

Morten Tinning: Who had the coolest ships.

Morten Tinning: The Copenhagen audience.

Links to movies about Chr. Møhlsted's painting Peter Willemoes on board the Gernerske Flådebatteri no. 1. 1901.

Tea Dahl Christensen: The painting is coming to Assens.

Tea Dahl Christensen: On painting as part of the Danish self-understanding.

Link to creative challenge.

Museum Vestfyn - Creative Challenge - war, heroes and monuments

How to: You can download the material here or you can access the course via Mebook.

Price: It is free to use the course.

The development of the program is supported by Assens Municipality.