National Museum of Ghana

The museum's collection originated in the anthropology museum at Achimota College, founded by Charles Thurstan Shaw. It hosted the first preservation of West African artefacts in the country. Its collection was later donated to the University of Ghana in 1940 before eventually residing in the national museum until its opening, although most of the objects were not transferred. The Museum's first Director was A.W. Lawrence. The structure was a part of Nkrumah's campaign to raised nationalism and awareness upon the citizens of the new unified nation. == Architecture ==

The structure was built by the Gold Coast Public Works Department with help of British architects Denys Lasdun and Lindsay Drake. It is made out of concrete, with windows set in saw-toothed angles ninety degrees to the outer wall. Going past the porte cochère is a low saucer-shaped aluminium dome above an ambulatory, which leads to the rest of the building. == Exhibits ==

The National Museum's exhibits focused on topics such as prehistoric Africa, Ghanaian culture, and African history, although it excluded any references to Ghana’s past that were problematic. Most of the objects are of Akan origin since much of the objects were found in commercial mining areas within the Akan territories. In the 1990s, exhibits about the history of the transatlantic slave trade was added. == See also ==