Now that restitutions are slowly getting started and Ghanaian president John Mahama openly favours reparataion and restitution, the question arises whether museums in the country are ready to preserve and keep accessible restituted collections.
In a televised item, Samuel Adams investigates thids question, while Modern Ghana also discusses the question.
Ghana has strong cultural traditions, from the gold of the Asante kings to colourful kent weaves, drumming rhythms, and hand-carved figurines. But globalisation, consumerism, shifting youth interests and changes in urben lifestyle are undermining these traditions.
Courtesy Modern Ghana
There remains a strong need to tell the history of Ghana and of Africa and museums cannot be missed in this.
According to UNESCO, worldwide there are 104,000 museums. Africa has only 900, Ghana 28-30 (both public and private).
Museums in Ghana face operational challenges. For staff there are very few physical work places.
The National Musuem in Accrais visited by two groups: school classes and foreign visitors. It urgently needs revitalisation…
One comment:
- This shouldn’t still be a conversation given our history. The government should get to work.
