Other Museums of Ghana
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Below is a list of some other museums of Ghana. We will ad over time more information's and pictures.
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Bolgatanga - Upper East Regional Museum. Upper East Regional Museum, Bolgatanga (1991)
The Upper East Regional Museum is in Bolgatanga, the capital of the Upper East Region. The museum was established in 1972 and build at its current location in 1991, by the Ghana National Commission on Culture. The Bolgatanga museum aims to preserve the material culture of the Upper East Region of Ghana. |
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Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, Museum at Memorial Park, Accra
Collections: The personal belongings of Ghana's first President, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, including books written by him, photo archives, official photographs. There is the metal coffin used to bury him at his home town, Nkroful, in the Western Region of Ghana donated by the Government and people of Guinea under President Sekou Toure when he was brought from Bucharest for burial in Guinea in 1972. |
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Museum of Science and Technology (MST), Accra (1963)
The Museum of Science and Technology in Accra was established when two lecturers from the Legon Campus of the University of Ghana, identified a need to create awareness of past and current developments in science and technology in Ghana, and presented a proposal for the development of the institution to Kwame Nkrumah, the then president of Ghana. |
A short time later, in 1965, the Museum of Science and Technology opened its doors to the public.
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The National Museum of Ghana, Accra (1957)
The National Museum, located at No. 2 Barnes Road in Central Accra, was opened on 5th March 1957, the eve of Ghana’s Independence. The National Museum has three main galleries: these deal respectively with Ghana’s past; her traditions; and with the country’s arts culture. |
The galleries present exhibits on prehistoric Africa; they display sculptures and paintings from pioneering and contemporary artists; and they provide examples of traditional attire, local musical instruments, and sacred tribal artefacts such as Asante ancestral stools, traditionally believed to be the receptacle of the soul of the chief who sat on them.
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Kumasi Fort
The Armed Forces Museum located in Kumasi in the Asante Region is one of the very few Military Museums in Africa. In keeping with the mandate of Military Museums, it collects, collates and exhibits artifacts relating to the history of the Ghana Armed Forces. Since its inception in 1952, it has been an institution of learning primarily about the evolution and development of the Gold Coast Regiment of the Colonial era to the present Ghana Armed Forces. The present building is the second built on the site. The first building was known as the Kumasi Fort and was built in 1820 by the Asantehene Osei Tutu Kwamina who wanted a replica of the Cape Coast forts built by the European merchants. |
Building materials such as granite and the brown soil were brought from Cape Coast to Kumasi by head porters as it was intended to be similar to the Castle in Cape Coast. The fort was destroyed in 1874 by the British force. It was reconstructed two decades later with a Residency attached for the occupation by the District Commissioner. The building was completed in 1897.
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St. George’s Castle (Elmina Castle) Museum (1997)
The St. George’s Castle Museum is located within St. George’s Castle (often called ‘Elmina Castle’), a fortress in the Central Region. This museum was established in 1996 through the joint efforts of GMMB, the United States Agency for International Development and the Mid-West Universities Consortium for International Activities. The purpose of the museum is to educate the public on the history of St. George’s Castle, as well as to preserve the cultural heritage of the Central Region... The museum provides tours of St. George’s Castle The German film "Cobra Verde" used Elmina Castle as an important background. |
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Cape Coast Castle Museum, Cape Coast
The Cape Coast Castle Museum is housed in one of the wings of Cape Coast Castle, in the Central Region. Established in 1970, the museum was given a face-lift in 1994 by the GMMB, with funds from the UNDP, USAID, the Smithsonian Institution and Counterpart funding from the Government of Ghana, along with support from other NGOs. Most of the castle can be visited by the public, included the dungeons. |
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Ussher Fort Museum (2007)
Ussher Fort Museum is located within Ussher Fort, a former European stronghold in Accra. It was opened in 2007, having been developed by Ghana’s Ministry of Tourism, in partnership with the European Union and UNESCO. The museum aims to draw the attention of Ghanaians and tourists to the history of the slave trade in Ghana. The story of the industry’s development and impact is told inside the museum through wall paintings and through the display of articles once used by the captors and their victims. The other part of Fort Ussher is build and extended, after 1900 and was used for many years as prison. |
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