Catherine Afeku
As part of plans by President Akufo-Addo to revive museums in Ghana, the National Museum and Monuments Center in Accra which collapsed in 2015 has now been officially opened.
It was closed down temporarily in 2015 to pave way for renovation works.
The Minister of Tourism and Creative Arts, Catherine Afeku, who officially launched the Gallery  Center in Accra last Friday said, Ghanaians and foreigners would now get the opportunity to visit the place to know the history of Ghana.
According to her, even though the National Museum has been facing challenges since its closure, the technical challenges had been resolved.
She explained that her outfit would work hard to transform the other castles and forts in the country into tourist attraction centers.
The acting Executive Director of the National Museum, Kingsley Ofosu, in his remarks, disclosed that as part of the activities to mark the grand reopening of the National Gallery, a series of temporary exhibitions would be held.
He explained that the Museum of Science and Technology, as well as the Ussher Fort Museum had been prioritized in 2019.
He revealed that the Ashanti Regional Museum and the office complex, as well as some forts and castles in the Central and Western Regions would be renovated in 2019.
The Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB) has been mandated to take custody of Ghana’s cultural heritage (movable and immovable heritage).
The board was established on the eve of Ghana’s independence in March 1957 after the merger of the then interim Council of the National Museum of the Gold Coast and the Monuments and Relics Commission.
GMMB is governed by National Liberation Council Decree (NLCD) 387 of 1969, which was further strengthened by Executive Instrument (EI) 29 in 1973.
By Daniel Bampoe