The Yaa Asantewaa Museum is a museum in
Ejisu Municipal District
Ejisu Municipal District is one of the forty-three districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Ejisu-Juaben Municipal District in 1988, which was created from the former Ejisu-Juaben-Bosomtwe District Co ...
in
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
. It was built to honor
Ashanti leader
Yaa Asantewaa
Yaa Asantewaa I (born 17 October 1840 – 17 October 1921) was the Queen Mother of Ejisu in the Ashanti Empirenow part of modern-day Ghana – appointed by her brother Nana Akwasi Afrane Opese, the Edwesuhene, or ruler, of Edwesu. In 1900 she l ...
, who was the queen mother of Ejisu.
The museum was established in 2000, to mark the centenary of the
Yaa Asantewaa War
The War of the Golden Stool, also known as the Yaa Asantewaa War, the Third Ashanti Expedition, the Ashanti Uprising, or variations thereof, was a campaign in 1900 during the series of conflicts between the United Kingdom and the Ashanti Empire ...
. It aimed to recreate a typical Asante royal residence from ca. 1900.
In 2004 the museum was gutted by a fire. Most of its relics that were inside were destroyed, and only a few clay pots remained. As a result of the fire and closure of the museum, tourism within the area significantly decreased.
In October 2009, local leaders expressed a desire to refurbish the museum, and in 2016
UNICEF
UNICEF (), originally called the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund in full, now officially United Nations Children's Fund, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing Humanitarianism, humanitarian and Devel ...
agreed to contribute US$10 million towards its reconstruction. The new facility will be constructed on a 14-acre plot of land.
See also
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List of museums in Ghana
This is a list of museums, including botanical collections and gardens, in Ghana.
References
External links
ICOM - Ghana Partner Museums and Parks in Ghana
{{Africa topic, List of museums in
Lists of museums by country, Ghana
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References
Museums in Ghana
Museums established in 2000
Monuments and memorials to women
2000 establishments in Ghana
Ashanti Region
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