National Museum

Accra


Set in pleasant grounds, the national museum features excellent displays on various aspects of Ghanaian culture and history. The displays on local crafts, ceremonial objects and the slave trade are particularly noteworthy. The museum was closed for renovation at the time of writing and was scheduled to reopen in 2017.


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