List of museums in Ghana

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Museums in Ghana are administered by the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB). The agency's history starts with the establishment of an Ethnographic Museum at Achimota College in 1929. The museum was transferred to the Department of Archaeology at the University of the Gold Coast, when the establishment was opened in 1948.[1]

In order to preserve the country's past, the British set up an "Interim Council of the National Museum of the Gold Coast", focus on the creation of a national museum.[2] Both the "Interim Council of the National Museum of the Gold Coast" and the Monuments and Relics Commission merged, leading to the passing of the Museum and Monuments Board Ordinance (GOLD COAST No. 20 of 1957), resulting in the establishment of the GMMB.[1][3]

There are approximately 28 museums located in the country.[4] The following is a list of museums, including botanical collections and gardens, in Ghana.

Name Photo Location Year established Coordinates Ref.
Armed Forces Museum Kumasi 1953 6°41′29″N 1°37′30″W / 6.6913673°N 1.6248718°W / 6.6913673; -1.6248718 [5]
Bisa Aberwa Museum Sekondi-Takoradi 2019 4°55′17.9″N 1°44′38.42″W / 4.921639°N 1.7440056°W / 4.921639; -1.7440056 [6]
Cape Coast Castle Museum Cape Coast 1974 5°06′13″N 1°14′29″W / 5.1036°N 1.2414°W / 5.1036; -1.2414 [7]
Tetteh Quarshie cocoa farm Mfuom 1879 5°06′13″N 1°14′29″W / 5.1036°N 1.2414°W / 5.1036; -1.2414 [8]
Elmina Castle Museum Elmina 1997 5°04′57″N 1°20′53″W / 5.0826°N 1.3481°W / 5.0826; -1.3481 [9]
Elmina Java Museum Elmina 2003 5°05′58″N 1°20′48″W / 5.0995°N 1.3468°W / 5.0995; -1.3468 [10]
Fort Apollonia Museum of Nzema Culture and History Beyin 2010 5°00′00″N 2°38′42″W / 5.00°N 2.645°W / 5.00; -2.645 [11]
Natural History Museum Legon 5°39′03.4″N 0°11′03.1″W / 5.650944°N 0.184194°W / 5.650944; -0.184194 [12]
Ghana Herbarium, Department of Botany, University of Ghana Legon 1948 5°39′11.9″N 0°11′17.9″W / 5.653306°N 0.188306°W / 5.653306; -0.188306 [13]
Gramophone Records Museum and Research Centre of Ghana Cape Coast 1994 5°38′21.5″N 0°09′13.7″W / 5.639306°N 0.153806°W / 5.639306; -0.153806 [14]
Hidden Connections, Wildlife Department, Kakum National Park 5°21′00.2″N 1°22′55.0″W / 5.350056°N 1.381944°W / 5.350056; -1.381944 [15]
Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum Accra 1992 5°32′40″N 0°12′10″W / 5.54444°N 0.20278°W / 5.54444; -0.20278 [16]
Opoku Ware II Museum Kumasi 6°40′46.9″N 1°34′29.8″W / 6.679694°N 1.574944°W / 6.679694; -1.574944 [17]
Manhyia Palace Museum Kumasi 1925 6°42′13″N 1°36′57″W / 6.70361°N 1.61583°W / 6.70361; -1.61583 [18]
Museum of Archeology, University of Ghana Legon 1951 5°39′07.9″N 0°10′52.7″W / 5.652194°N 0.181306°W / 5.652194; -0.181306 [19]
Institute of African Studies Teaching Museum Legon 5°38′57.5″N 0°10′51.8″W / 5.649306°N 0.181056°W / 5.649306; -0.181056 [20]
Museum of Science and Technology Accra 1963 5°33′24″N 0°12′22″W / 5.556761°N 0.206059°W / 5.556761; -0.206059 [21]
National Museum of Ghana Accra 1957 5°33′37.5″N 0°12′23.1″W / 5.560417°N 0.206417°W / 5.560417; -0.206417 [22]
New Juaben Palace Museum Juaben 6°49′01.9″N 1°25′24.4″W / 6.817194°N 1.423444°W / 6.817194; -1.423444 [23]
Nurom Hat Museum Kumasi 1960 6°43′01.5″N 1°37′48.3″W / 6.717083°N 1.630083°W / 6.717083; -1.630083 [24]
Prempeh II Jubilee Museum Kumasi 1954 6°42′05.3″N 1°37′48.0″W / 6.701472°N 1.630000°W / 6.701472; -1.630000 [25]
Upper East Regional Museum Bolgatanga 1991 10°47′39.3″N 0°51′21.6″W / 10.794250°N 0.856000°W / 10.794250; -0.856000 [26]
Ussher Fort Museum Accra 2007 5°32′19″N 0°12′30″W / 5.5385°N 0.2082°W / 5.5385; -0.2082 [27]
Volta Regional Museum Ho 1973 6°36′31″N 0°28′08″E / 6.608611°N 0.468889°E / 6.608611; 0.468889 [28]
W. E. B. Du Bois Memorial Centre for Pan African Culture Accra 1985 5°34′56.3″N 0°10′15.4″W / 5.582306°N 0.170944°W / 5.582306; -0.170944 [29]
Yaa Asantewaa Museum Ejisu 2000 6°42′49″N 1°28′01″W / 6.7136°N 1.4670°W / 6.7136; -1.4670 [30]
Centre for National Culture Kumasi 1956 6°42′02.3″N 1°37′45.1″W / 6.700639°N 1.629194°W / 6.700639; -1.629194 [31]
Nkyinkyim Museum Nuhalenya-Ada 2009 5°54′49.3″N 0°28′28.9″E / 5.913694°N 0.474694°E / 5.913694; 0.474694 [32]

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