Benin / DATE IDEA

Choosing textile colours.

Find two different fabrics or patterns at a craft market and explain which design you would choose for a picnic blanket to share.

01 / BENIN

Go at your own pace.

In Benin, you can choose a flavor, a contemporary artwork or a story about local heritage together.

02 / HOW TO DO IT

Find two different fabrics or patterns at a craft market and explain which design you would choose for a picnic blanket to share.
Ask about the maker and material.
Only take photos with permission.

No market open? Find two Beninese textile designs online and compare them at home.

01 / Benin

Find a place serving akassa or another locally prepared maize dish and share two side dishes to compare flavours.

02 / Benin

Visit an advertised exhibition or gallery in Cotonou and each choose one work to describe to the other afterwards.

03 / Benin

Choose a locally recommended public heritage trail and talk along the way about what the place's history means.