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The National Museum, also known as the National Museum of Ghana, is a museum located in Accra, Ghana. Established in 1957, it is the largest and oldest of the six museums under the administration of the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB). [2] [1] The museum closed in 2015 for restoration until eventually reopening in 2022. [3]
The Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB) is the government organisation responsible for the preservation of the material cultural heritage of Ghana.It was founded on 5 March 1957, [1] soon after Ghana became independent, by a merger of the National Museum and the Monuments and Relics Commission by Ordinance 20.
Museum of Science and Technology: Accra: 1963 [2] National Museum of Ghana: Accra: 1957 [2] New Juaben Palace Museum: Koforidua: Nurom Hat Museum: Kumasi: Prempeh Jubilee Museum: Kumasi: 1954 Upper East Regional Museum: Bolgatanga: 1991 [2] Ussher Fort Museum Accra: 2007 [2] Volta Regional Museum: Ho: 1973 [2] W. E. B. Du Bois Memorial Centre ...
The museum is located in the heart of Accra. It is located close to the intersection of Barnes Road to the east and Liberia Road to the south in Accra. West of the museum is the University of Ghana Accra City Campus and to the north are the offices of the National Service Scheme and the Regional Coordination Council.
The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Mausoleum is located in downtown Accra, the capital of Ghana. [2] [3] [4] Over the years, the park has attracted visitors from around the world, with an annual count of approximately 98,000 individuals who visit to pay homage to Ghana's first President, and learn about his life and legacy. As one of the top ...
In 2011, 1,087,000 tourists visited Ghana. [6]Tourist arrivals to Ghana include South Americans, Asians, Europeans. [7] Ghana's all year round tropical warm climate along with its many varieties of wildlife; exotic waterfalls such as Kintampo Waterfalls and the largest waterfall in West Africa, Tagbo Falls; Ghana's coastal palm-lined sandy beaches; caves; mountains, rivers; meteorite impact ...
Board Chairman of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation: Frederick Worsemao Armah Blay [102] May 11, 2017- Board member of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation: Kofi Koduah Sarpong [103] May 11, 2017- Director of communications of Ghana Gas Company Limited Ernest Owusu-Bempah [104] (nominated) Chief Justice of Ghana: Sophia Akuffo [105] (nominated)
Sir Mark Ellis Powell Jones FSA FRSE (born 5 February 1951) is a British art historian, numismatist and museum director. He was director of the Victoria and Albert Museum from 2001 to 2011, and then master of St Cross College, Oxford from 2011 to 2016.