Everything about National Museum Of Ghana totally explained
The National Museum of Ghana is in the
Ghanaian capital,
Accra. It is the largest and oldest of the six museums under the administration of the
Ghana Museums and Monuments Board.
The museum building was opened on
5 March 1957 as part of Ghana’s independence celebrations. The official opening was performed by
Duchess of Kent, the late Princess Marina.
Objects of
archaeology,
ethnography as well as
fine art find place in the National Museum building.
Objects in the archeology section range from the
stone age period to the recent historical past. Those on permanent exhibition at the ethnography gallery include chief’s
regalia, indigenous Ghanaian
musical instruments, gold
weights,
beads, traditional
textiles, stools and
pottery. There are also objects from other African countries acquired through exchange. Examples are
Senfu masks from
Ivory Coast,
Zulu wooden figures and bead-ware from Southern Africa. In addition there are also ancient Ife bronze heads from
Nigeria and
Bushongo carvings from the
Congo. Exhibits at the small but impressive art gallery consist mainly of contemporary Ghanaian paintings executed in
oils,
pastels,
acrylics,
watercolours and
collages. Apart from these there are sculpture pieces in different media.
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