Manhyia Palace Museum
| Established | 1925 |
|---|---|
| Location | Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana |
| Coordinates | 6°42′15″N 1°36′57″W / 6.70416°N 1.61591°W |
| Type | historical museum |
The Manhyia Palace Museum is a historical museum located in Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana and situated within the Manhyia Palace. It was first established in 1925 as a private residence for Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I (who had been returning from almost three decades of exile), and was built as compensation for the destruction of the palace at Adum during the Yaa Asentewaa war in 1900.[1] The Museum currently provides an insight into the culture of Ashantiland and Ghana's cultural legacy from before its colonization by Great Britain. It primarily serves "to commemorate (the Ashanti people's) own kings, queens and leaders and to communicate the riches of their history and culture to future generations".[2] and generally features video presentations and key historical items pertaining to Ashantiland and Ghana's ancestry. It was rehabilitated in 1995 at about 12,000 cedis and subsequently reopened to the public on August 12 of that year by Otumfuo Opoku Ware II, the 15th King as part of his Silver Jubilee celebration.[3]
In May 2024, after being closed for several months, the Manhyia Palace Museum once again reopened - on this occasion part of the Silver Jubilee celebrations of the ascension of the stool of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. Highlights were 32 Asante artefacts loaned to the Museum by the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum in the UK.[4][5]
See also
Further reading
- Agyeman-Duah, Ivor. 2024. A history of Manhyia Palace Museum. Tema, Ghana: Digibooks Ghana Ltd.[6]
References
- ^ Amaoko-Ohene, Kwasi (2009). Museums in Asante (Master of Arts thesis). Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
- ^ "Manhyia Palace Museum". manhyiapalacemuseum.org. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ Amoako-Ohene, Kwasi; Otu, Bernard Okoampah; Nortey, Samuel (2014). "Sustainability of Asante Manhyia Palace Museum: A collection of cultural identity" (PDF). African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure. 3 (2): 3–4.
- ^ Owusu-Nyantakyi, Barima (30 April 2024). "Manhyia Palace Museum reopens in May 2024, showcasing restored treasures". Graphic Online. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Dzakpata, Fred (3 May 2024). "PICTURES: Asantehene takes a tour of Manhyia Museum". Asaase Radio. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Agyeman-Duah, Ivor (2024). A history of Manhyia Palace Museum - Inaugural and other objects. Tema, Ghana: Digibooks Ghana Ltd. ISBN 9789988936754.
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