Ghana Museums and Monuments Board
The Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB) is the legal organisation responsible for the preservation of Ghana's material cultural heritage. It was founded on 5 March 1957,[1] soon after Ghana became independent, by a merge of the National Museum and the Monuments and Relics Commission by Ordinance 20.[2]
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 5 March 1957 |
| Jurisdiction | Ghana |
| Website | https://www.ghanamuseums.org/ |
History
The origins of the GMMB can be traced back to the establishment of an ethnographic museum at Achimota College (now the Achimota School) in 1929. Following the establishment of the University of Ghana (then known as the University of the Gold Coast) in 1948, the museum was transferred to the university's archaeology department.
In 1952, the British colonial government established an "Interim Council of the National Museum of the Gold Coast". The council later merged with the Monuments and Relics Commission to create the modern GMMB.[3]
References
- Citations
- "What is GMMB". Ghana Museums and Monuments Board. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- Kankpeyeng & DeCorse 2004, p. 94.
- "About Us - Ghana Museums and Monuments Board". Ghana Museums and Monuments Board. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- Bibliography
- Kankpeyeng, Benjamin W.; DeCorse, Christopher R. (2004). "Ghana's Vanishing Past: Development, Antiquities, and the Destruction of the Archaeological Record". The African Archaeological Review. 21 (2): 89–128. doi:10.1023/b:aarr.0000030786.24067.19. JSTOR 25130794. S2CID 55155205.