Art

Bringing Cultural Riches

Refugees contribute to the culture of their host community. Some are well-known artists, painters, poets or novelists. Dante Alighieri created the major part of his work during his exile. Playwright Bertold Brecht, authors Thomas Mann and Franz Kafka, poets Pablo Neruda and Jorge Semprun, musician Miguel Angel Estrellas, painters Lucian Freud and Remedios Varo - all suffered periods of exile which, in some cases, deeply colored their work. The theme of exile can be studied in literature, the history of music and art.

9-11 year olds	A Response Through Artwork Unit Plan Lesson Plans Lessons 1 and 2: What do you see in your mind? Lessons 3 and 4: What refugee children draw
12-14 year olds	Repatriation and Graphic Communication Unit Plan Lesson Plans Lesson 1: Going home Lesson 2: Picking up the pieces Lessons 3 and 4: Getting on with life
15-18 year olds	Art in Nazi Germany - When Art and Politics didn't Agree Unit Plan Lesson Plans Lesson 1: The state of art in Germany between the world wars Lessons 2 and 3: Persecution and exile Lessons 4 and 5: Entarte Kunst