List of museums in Ghana

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Museums in Ghana are administered by the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB). The agency's history starts with the establishment of an Ethnographic Museum at Achimota College in 1929. The museum was transferred to the Department of Archaeology at the University of the Gold Coast, when the establishment was opened in 1948.[1]

In order to preserve the country's past, the British set up an "Interim Council of the National Museum of the Gold Coast", focus on the creation of a national museum.[2] Both the "Interim Council of the National Museum of the Gold Coast" and the Monuments and Relics Commission merged, leading to the passing of the Museum and Monuments Board Ordinance (GOLD COAST No. 20 of 1957), resulting in the establishment of the GMMB.[1][3]

There are approximately 28 museums located in the country.[4] The following is a list of museums, including botanical collections and gardens, in Ghana.

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Name Photo Location Year established Coordinates Ref.
Armed Forces Museum Kumasi 1953 6°41′29″N 1°37′30″W / 6.6913673°N 1.6248718°W / 6.6913673; -1.6248718 [5]
Bisa Aberwa Museum Sekondi-Takoradi 2019 4°55′17.9″N 1°44′38.42″W / 4.921639°N 1.7440056°W / 4.921639; -1.7440056 [6]
Cape Coast Castle Museum Cape Coast 1974 5°06′13″N 1°14′29″W / 5.1036°N 1.2414°W / 5.1036; -1.2414 [7]
Tetteh Quarshie cocoa farm Mfuom 1879 5°06′13″N 1°14′29″W / 5.1036°N 1.2414°W / 5.1036; -1.2414 [8]
Elmina Castle Museum Elmina 1997 5°04′57″N 1°20′53″W / 5.0826°N 1.3481°W / 5.0826; -1.3481 [9]
Elmina Java Museum Elmina 2003 5°05′58″N 1°20′48″W / 5.0995°N 1.3468°W / 5.0995; -1.3468 [10]
Fort Apollonia Museum of Nzema Culture and History Beyin 2010 5°00′00″N 2°38′42″W / 5.00°N 2.645°W / 5.00; -2.645 [11]
Natural History Museum Legon 5°39′03.4″N 0°11′03.1″W / 5.650944°N 0.184194°W / 5.650944; -0.184194 [12]
Ghana Herbarium, Department of Botany, University of Ghana Legon 1948 5°39′11.9″N 0°11′17.9″W / 5.653306°N 0.188306°W / 5.653306; -0.188306 [13]
Gramophone Records Museum and Research Centre of Ghana Cape Coast 1994 5°38′21.5″N 0°09′13.7″W / 5.639306°N 0.153806°W / 5.639306; -0.153806 [14]
Hidden Connections, Wildlife Department, Kakum National Park 5°21′00.2″N 1°22′55.0″W / 5.350056°N 1.381944°W / 5.350056; -1.381944 [15]
Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum Accra 1992 5°32′40″N 0°12′10″W / 5.54444°N 0.20278°W / 5.54444; -0.20278 [16]
Opoku Ware II Museum Kumasi 6°40′46.9″N 1°34′29.8″W / 6.679694°N 1.574944°W / 6.679694; -1.574944 [17]
Manhyia Palace Museum Kumasi 1925 6°42′13″N 1°36′57″W / 6.70361°N 1.61583°W / 6.70361; -1.61583 [18]
Museum of Archeology, University of Ghana Legon 1951 5°39′07.9″N 0°10′52.7″W / 5.652194°N 0.181306°W / 5.652194; -0.181306 [19]
Institute of African Studies Teaching Museum Legon 5°38′57.5″N 0°10′51.8″W / 5.649306°N 0.181056°W / 5.649306; -0.181056 [20]
Museum of Science and Technology Accra 1963 5°33′24″N 0°12′22″W / 5.556761°N 0.206059°W / 5.556761; -0.206059 [21]
National Museum of Ghana Accra 1957 5°33′37.5″N 0°12′23.1″W / 5.560417°N 0.206417°W / 5.560417; -0.206417 [22]
New Juaben Palace Museum Juaben 6°49′01.9″N 1°25′24.4″W / 6.817194°N 1.423444°W / 6.817194; -1.423444 [23]
Nurom Hat Museum Kumasi 1960 6°43′01.5″N 1°37′48.3″W / 6.717083°N 1.630083°W / 6.717083; -1.630083 [24]
Prempeh II Jubilee Museum Kumasi 1954 6°42′05.3″N 1°37′48.0″W / 6.701472°N 1.630000°W / 6.701472; -1.630000 [25]
Upper East Regional Museum Bolgatanga 1991 10°47′39.3″N 0°51′21.6″W / 10.794250°N 0.856000°W / 10.794250; -0.856000 [26]
Ussher Fort Museum Accra 2007 5°32′19″N 0°12′30″W / 5.5385°N 0.2082°W / 5.5385; -0.2082 [27]
Volta Regional Museum Ho 1973 6°36′31″N 0°28′08″E / 6.608611°N 0.468889°E / 6.608611; 0.468889 [28]
W. E. B. Du Bois Memorial Centre for Pan African Culture Accra 1985 5°34′56.3″N 0°10′15.4″W / 5.582306°N 0.170944°W / 5.582306; -0.170944 [29]
Yaa Asantewaa Museum Ejisu 2000 6°42′49″N 1°28′01″W / 6.7136°N 1.4670°W / 6.7136; -1.4670 [30]
Centre for National Culture Kumasi 1956 6°42′02.3″N 1°37′45.1″W / 6.700639°N 1.629194°W / 6.700639; -1.629194 [31]
Nkyinkyim Museum Nuhalenya-Ada 2009 5°54′49.3″N 0°28′28.9″E / 5.913694°N 0.474694°E / 5.913694; 0.474694 [32]

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Hove, J. (31 October 2022). "Ghana's National Museum: superb restoration but painful stories remain untold". The Conversation. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  3. ^ McGivern, Hannah (29 October 2020). "Ghana appoints experts to draw up 'radical' new plan for museums and monuments". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  4. ^ Asante Igdam, Nana (14 April 2023). "Museums in Ghana and what they exhibit!". viewghana.com. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Armed Forces Museum". ICOM Ghana. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  6. ^ Gbambila, Peter (22 July 2019). "Ghana: Sekondi-Takoradi Gets 'Bisa Aberwa Museum'". AllAfrica. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  7. ^ "The Cape Coast Castle Museum (1974)". Ghana Museums and Monuments Board. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
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  9. ^ Mensah, Ishmael (3 July 2015). "The roots tourism experience of diaspora Africans: A focus on the Cape Coast and Elmina Castles". Journal of Heritage Tourism. 10 (3): 213–232. doi:10.1080/1743873X.2014.990974. ISSN 1743-873X. S2CID 145169991.
  10. ^ Van Kessel, Ineke (2005). "The tricontinental voyage of Negro Corporal Manus Ulzen (1812-1887) from Elmina". Afrique & Histoire. 4: 15. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  11. ^ "Museum of Nzema Culture and History - Fort Apollonia (2010)". Ghana Museums and Monuments Board. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  12. ^ "Department of Earth Science". University of Ghana. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  13. ^ "Ghana Herbarium". JSTOR. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  14. ^ Sarpong, Kwame (2004). "Ghana's Highlife Music: A Digital Repertoire of Recordings and Pop Art at the Gramophone Records Museum". History in Africa. 31: 456. doi:10.1017/s0361541300003612. JSTOR 4128540.
  15. ^ "Kakum National Park (Assin Attandanso Reserve)". UNESCO. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
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  17. ^ "Opoku Ware II Museum". KNUST. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  18. ^ Owusu-Nyantakyi, Barima (30 April 2024). "Manhyia Palace Museum reopens in May 2024, showcasing restored treasures". Graphic Online. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  19. ^ "Archaeological Sites and other sites of historical-cultural relevance to Ghana". Ghana Museums and Monuments Board. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  20. ^ "Teaching Museum". Institute of African Studies. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  21. ^ Amsen, Eva (14 December 2019). "Artists and Scientists In Ghana Reflect On The Country's Scientific Achievements". Forbes. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
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  23. ^ "Otumfuo Commissions New Juaben Palace". ModernGhana. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  24. ^ "Museums you may not know existed in Ghana". GhanaWeb. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
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  26. ^ "Upper East Regional Museum, Bolgatanga (1991)". Ghana Museums and Monuments Board. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  27. ^ Ampah, Carl; Prah, Cynthia (8 June 2021). "UNESCO and partners rehabilitate Ussher Fort Slave Museum and Documentary Centre in Accra". UNESCO. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  28. ^ "EP university honours contributors to Ewe language". Graphic Online. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  29. ^ "W.E.B Dubois Centre". Berkeley University. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  30. ^ Day, Lynda (2004). "What's Tourism Got to Do with It?: The Yaa Asantewa Legacy and Development in Asanteman". Africa Today. 51 (1): 99–113. doi:10.1353/at.2004.0060. JSTOR 4187631. S2CID 153518855.
  31. ^ Hess, Janet (2003). "Imagining Architecture II: "Treasure Storehouses" and Constructions of Asante Regional Hegemony". Africa Today. 50 (1): 41. JSTOR 4187550.
  32. ^ "Ada Nkyinkyim Museum tour heralds World Tourism Day celebration". GhanaWeb. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
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