Ghana Archives and Libraries

Archives
Manhyia Archives (formally Manhyia Records Office) Institute of African Studies P.O. Box AS 477, Asawase-Kumasi Ghana Telephone: +233 0322 398511/51 33971 Email: [mailto:manhyiaarchives@yahoo.com manhyiaarchives@yahoo.com] Website: Manhyia Archives


 * The mission of the Manhyia Archives is to provide efficient and reliable professional records and archives management services to promote democracy, human rights, justice, accountability, good governance, development, and the study of our history, culture, and national identity..

Public Records and Archives Administration Department (PRAAD) P.O. Box 3056 Castle Road Accra Ghana Email: [mailto:praad@4u.com.gh praad@4u.com.gh] Website: Public Records and Archives Administration Department Website #2: National Archives Ghana Search Room at PRAAD


 * The PRAAD building at Cape Coast holds a large body of documentary material including printed material, manuscripts, maps, drawings, and photographic collections. These are held in a large room in the archive building ideally designed as a repository. However, irregular power supply, poor functioning, and unsatisfactory maintenance of air conditioners as well as humidity and dust control problems have led to a deterioration in the physical conditions of the collections.

Regional Archive at Cape Coast, Ghana University of Cape Coast Website: Regional Archive at Cape Coast, Ghana
 * Online records from the Regional Archive at Cape Coast, Ghana: pre-colonial and colonial documents preservation project
 * This pilot project targets endangered archival collections in the Central administrative region of Ghana and will be undertaken in collaboration with the Central regional directorate of Ghana’s national archives - the Public Records and Archives Administration Department (PRAAD).

Public Records and Archives Administration (PRAAD) in Tamale, Northern Ghana
 * Preservation of endangered historical records in the Public Records and Archives Administration (PRAAD) in Tamale, Northern Ghana (EAP256)
 * Digitized archival records from Preservation of endangered historical records in the Public Records and Archives Administration (PRAAD) in Tamale, Northern Ghana (EAP256)
 * Located 400 miles north of the Atlantic coast in West Africa, Tamale was founded in early 1907 by the British as an administrative centre for the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast. British Direct Commissioners were stationed there, reporting to the governor in Accra on colonial and administrative matters. PRAAD's holdings in Tamale now include these reports, recording colonial disputes, administrative tasks, boundary discussions, court proceedings, land tenure and chieftancy affairs, as well as correspondence with the missionary church in the Northern Territories. The archives also contain historical manuscripts on diverse subjects including slavery and the history and culture of northern Ghana. The extent of the archives is quite large, containing over 30,000 boxes and approximately 2,100,000 individual records.

Libraries
Accra Central Library Osu Klottey Accra, Ghana Telephone: +233 57 138 8401 Email: [mailto:abrahamyebuah@gmail.com abrahamyebuah@gmail.com] Website: Ghana Library Authority Facebook: Accra Central Library - Ghana Library Authority

Ashanti Regional Library Post Office Box 824 Kumasi, Ghana Telephone: +233 32 202 2784 Email: [mailto:ashlibraryksi@yahoo.com ashlibraryksi@yahoo.com]

Balme Library University of Ghana W.E.B. Dubois Rd Accra, Ghana Telephone: +233 030 251 2407/024 938 1615 Email: [mailto:eaoagyei@gmail.com eaoagyei@gmail.com]

George Padmore Research Library Gamel Abdul Nasser Ave Accra, Ghana Telephone: +233 026 348 5254/302 28402 Email: [mailto:padmoreresearch@ghanalibraryboard.com padmoreresearch@ghanalibraryboard.com]

Ghana Free Community Library C 91/3, Faanofa Road C91/3 Kojo Thompson Rd Accra, Ghana Telephone: +233 302 22686 Email: [mailto:gfcl2013@gmail.com gfcl2013@gmail.com] Website: Ghana Free Community Library

Ghana Institute of Journalism Library 32nd Gamel Abdul Nasser Rd. Osu P.O. Box GP 667, Accra, Ghana Telephone: +233 302 228336 Email: [mailto:info@gij.edu.gh info@gij.edu.gh]

University of Cape Coast Library Sam Jonah Library Cape Coast, Ghana Telephone: +233 0332 130952/3 Email: [mailto:library@ucc.edu.gh library@ucc.edu.gh] Website: University of Cape Coast Library Website #2: University of Cape Coast Library

Upper East Regional Library Bolgatanga Upper East Region Website: Upper East Regional Library

Upper West Regional Library Adult Education Road Direct opposite Wa CIC Upper West Region Telephone: +233 20 7817620 Email: [mailto:uwregionallibrary@gmail.com uwregionallibrary@gmail.com] Website: Upper West Regional Library

Wechiau Community Library Pisie Website: Wechiau Community Library Website #2: Wechiau Community Library

Western Regional Library Adiembra Road Sekondi-Takoradi Telephone: +233 0312 046816

Museums
Fort Apollonia Museum of Nzema Culture and History Jomoro District (Western Region) Beyin, Ghana Telephone: +233 3321 32529 Website: Museum of Nzema Culture and History - Fort Apollonia Website #2: Fort Apollonia Museum of Nzema Culture and History


 * The objective of the Museum of Nzema Culture and History are to represent a cultural, historical, and symbolic reference for the identity of the local population and the preservation of its culture and language, in order to provide to future generations the means for empowerment of their culture.

Manhiya Palace Museum P.O.Box KS 6951 Kumasi Ashanti, Ghana Telephone: +233 032 202 3680 Email: [mailto:info@manhyiamuseum.org info@manhyiamuseum.org] Email #2: [mailto:manhyia_museum@yahoo.co.uk manhyia_museum@yahoo.co.uk] Website: Manhiya Palace Museum Website #2: Manhiya Palace Museum Website #3: Manhiya Palace Museum


 * Visitors to the Museum will be able to view video-presentations explaining Asante history and the richness of its culture, as well as splendid examples of the goldwork for which the Asante are world famous.

Museum of Archaeology University of Ghana Accra, Ghana Telephone: +233 34 229 2052 Website: Museum of Archaeology Website #2: Museum of Archaeology


 * The Museum of Archaeology is a teaching museum and one of the few museums located at public Universities in Ghana.

National Museum of Ghana 2 Barnes Rd Accra, Ghana Telephone: +233 30 222 1633 Email: [mailto:gmmb-acc@africaonline.com.gh gmmb-acc@africaonline.com.gh] Email #2: [mailto:gmmb.acc@gmail.com gmmb.acc@gmail.com] Website: National Museum of Ghana Website #2: National Museum of Ghana Website #3: National Museum of Ghana


 * If you yearn for a more comprehensive outlook on the ancient and modern history of Ghana, then the National Museum in Accra is the place to go. The National Museum of Ghana was established in 1957 and is the ultimate repository of knowledge on the various cultural elements of the people of Ghana, including their languages, chieftaincy systems, foods, dressing, and handicraft. The museum is divided into three primary sections: Ethnography, Archaeology, and Arts.

Volta Regional Museum 43 Glalah Rd P.O. Box 340 Ho, Ghana Telephone: +233 0362026403 / 0362026403 Website: Volta Regional Museum Website #2: Volta Regional Museum Website #3: Volta Regional Museum


 * The museum includes the Chair of State of the last colonial German governor of the Volta Region, local paintings, woodcraft and pottery, Volta Region Kentedesigns, masks, chiefs’ stools, swords, and displays on Asante fetish shrines.

For a list of museums in Ghana, go to List of museums in Ghana in Wikipedia.