Tag Archives: Museum

In May 2022, Ghana’s first memorial park, dedicated to the first president, Dr. Kkwame Nkrumah was closed down for renovation works. The park which is situated at the former British colonial polo grounds in Accra was dedicated in honour of Dr. Nkrumah in 1992. Here, the bodies of both the …

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has engaged in discussions with the British Museum regarding the return of precious gold items currently in their possession. The visit to the United Kingdom by the Asantehene was in honor of the coronation of King Charles III, and it marked the first-ever meeting between …

After Tristram Hunt, the director of the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), recently visited the West African nation Ghana, it is expected that the V&A will return with Asante gold regalia, The Art Newspaper has reported. These artifacts had been taken during an 1874 British expedition. With a permanent collection …

A London museum says it has agreed to return to Nigeria artefacts looted in the 19th Century from the Kingdom of Benin. The Horniman Museum said ownership of 72 objects would be transferred to the Nigerian government. Items include 12 brass plaques, known as Benin Bronzes, a brass cockerel and …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday, 10th June 2022, re-opened the renovated National Museum in Accra.  As the oldest and largest museum in Ghana, the National Museum, which was opened in 1957, had to be closed to the public in 2015 for lack of maintenance. The Museum has been …