The online course"War, Heroes, and Monuments" challenges students to create a monument—or a sketch of one—on their own, and to reflect on how monuments convey the values of a particular era.

This course is designed for students in upper elementary school and secondary education, and covers the subjects of Danish and history. The course examines case studies that are significant both in terms of local history and national history, thereby demonstrating how existing monuments embody heroic values. By viewing monuments as sources of historical knowledge, students learn to interpret their surroundings in new ways.

The course includes the following:

• Workbook: For the Student—War, Heroes, and Monuments
• Workbook: For Teachers—War, Heroes, and Monuments
• Source Database
• Expert videos and a video that sets the stage for a creative challenge:

Links to films about the Battle of Rheden in 1801:

Morten Tinning:  Peter Willemoes’ role.

Morten Tinning: Who was the winner.

Morten Tinning: Who had the coolest ships?

Morten Tinning: The Copenhagen audience.

Links to videos about Chr. Møhlsted’s painting Peter Willemoes aboard the Gerner Naval Battery No. 1. 1901.

Tea Dahl Christensen: The painting is coming to Assens.

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

Link to the creative challenge.

Museum Vestfyn – Creative Challenge –War, Heroes, and Monuments