Sustainability of Asante Manhyia Palace Museum: A collection of cultural identity

Abstract

The Asante Manhyia Palace Museum one of the oldest in Asante, has in its collection a legacy of rich cultural history and unique artefacts preserving the people‟s culture. The uniqueness of their arts has earned them pre-eminence in a position that the history of Ghana can never be written without it. However, the museum is bewildered with great deal of challenges. The documentation of artefacts in Asante Manhyia museum leaves much to be desired in order to preserve and promote the cultural identity of the people. There is evidently less publicity and the documentation of the artefacts and relics are improperly done especially with respect to bringing them under one roof to possess a common force to expose the culture. In sum, without the understanding of the finer nuances of the artefacts of the museum and its sustainability, the cultural identity of the people would be gradually lost.

Keywords

• Museums
• cultural identity
• artefacts
• documentation