Exhibition · Now on view

Preserving Ghana: The Living Archives of a Nation

Photographs, original documents and historical objects bring Ghana’s histories into view.

An installation at Preserving Ghana, with a framed archival portrait above a lit display case of documents and objects. — Installation view of Preserving Ghana at Ahenfie. Image from Dikan’s official exhibition announcement.

About the exhibition

Preserving Ghana: The Living Archives of a Nation brings together materials conserved and studied by Awo Institute.

The exhibition includes Kwame Nkrumah’s personal papers and photographs, Ghana Armed Forces records, images from the independence era, sports and chieftaincy archives, and materials tracing the history of Highlife. Together, they offer different ways to encounter Ghana’s shared memory.

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Visitors looking at photographs at Ahenfie. — From Dikan’s image archive

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