Ghana Museums and Monuments Board explained

The Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB) is the government organisation responsible for the preservation of the material cultural heritage of Ghana. It was founded on 5 March 1957,^[1] soon after Ghana became independent, by a merger of the National Museum and the Monuments and Relics Commission by Ordinance 20.

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.^[2]

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Bibliography

• Kankpeyeng. Benjamin W. . Christopher R. . DeCorse . Ghana's Vanishing Past: Development, Antiquities, and the Destruction of the Archaeological Record. The African Archaeological Review. 2004. 21. 2. 89–128. 25130794. 10.1023/b:aarr.0000030786.24067.19. 55155205.

Notes and References

1. Web site: What is GMMB . Ghana Museums and Monuments Board . 10 April 2014.
2. Web site: About Us - Ghana Museums and Monuments Board . 9 September 2022 . Ghana Museums and Monuments Board.