The following are a small selection of visitors comments taken from Response Cards left at the Inspiration Africa! exhibition, Horniman Museum, Forest Hill, London, SE23.

"I was incredibly impressed by 'The Inspiration Africa' exhibition. The range of children given the opportunity to take part was outstanding and will surely have lasting benefits to their education and cultural knowledge. I believe the current education system is bereft of creative experiences so work like this is essential and must continue."

"Beautiful, shockingly creative and moving. The colours, the shapes, the images! A fantastic project!"

"Very inspiring. The items produced are wonderful. Will more schools be involved in similar projects?"

"Truly inspirational. The fantastic variety of work by the children who have been so fortunate makes me wonder if African culture is more easily understood by children than by adults whose views are not in a Eurocentric mould."

"I was amazed by what I saw, especially the masks. I wish it was a permanent exhibit. It's also nice to see the artwork of local schools all together. (age 12)"

"I enjoyed the display of all the work from different schools. The colours and poems they wrote were very good. It made me feel I would like to visit African and see for myself."

"An excellent source of Inspiration! Full of ideas and original pieces of work which seems like it was enjoyed while making it, as the amount of effort which has been put in shines through. Well worth the visit."

"I liked the printing. I am glad that I came here. The hats and the costumes are excellent. The computer shows great things. My sister and my sister's friends came to the museum and I think it was fab. (age 9)"

"Absolutely fantastic. The quality of the work is superb and much of the primary stuff of a higher quality than you would find at many secondary schools."

"I thought that the work displayed here was fantastic - inspirational even! As a nursery teacher I am always interested in work by children."

"I think the exhibition is really WONDERFUL. It is very artistic. It made me feel that I wanted world peace and that all the world could be friends with each other! (age 11)"

"I liked the way it was set out. I thought it sent a message out to people."

"This place is wicked. I'm coming back with my family, cool man."

"This place is the best place that I have been to in the summer holiday."

"My little brothers and sisters loved the schools project upstairs - they enjoyed looking at the vibrant colours and seeing how other children turned the artwork in the museum into their own real-life work."