Manhyia Palace Museum

Historical museum in Ashanti, Ghana

The **Manhyia Palace Museum**

Established	1925
Location	Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana
Type	historical museum

The Manhyia Palace Museum is a historical museum located in Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana and situated within the Manhyia Palace. First established in 1925 as a private residence for Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I (who had been returning from almost three decades of exile), the Museum currently provides fair insight into the culture of Ashantiland and Ghana's cultural legacy from before its colonization by Great Britain. It primarily serves "to commemorate (the Ashanti people's) own kings, queens and leaders and to communicate the riches of their history and culture to future generations".^[1] and generally features video presentations and key historical items pertaining to Ashantiland and Ghana's ancestry. It was rehabilitated in 1995 at about 12,000 cedis and subsequently reopened to the public on August 12 of that year by Otumfuo Opoku Ware II, the 15th King as part of his Silver Jubilee celebration.

In May 2024, after being closed for several months, the Manhyia Palace Museum once again reopened - on this occasion part of the Silver Jubilee celebrations of the ascension of the stool of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. Highlights were 32 Asante artefacts loaned to the Museum by the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum in the UK.^[2] ^[3]

References

^ "Manhyia Palace Museum". manhyiapalacemuseum.org. Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
^ Owusu-Nyantakyi, Barima (30 April 2024). "Manhyia Palace Museum reopens in May 2024, showcasing restored treasures". Graphic Online. Retrieved 7 May 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Dzakpata, Fred (3 May 2024). "PICTURES: Asantehene takes a tour of Manhyia Museum". Asaase Radio. Retrieved 7 May 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links

Homepage

Kumasi Metropolis

Governance

Ashanti King Asantehene
- King Osei Tutu II
- Prince Prince Boateng
- Manhyia Palace
NPP Parliament
- NPP Parliamentary Premier Nana Akufo-Addo

Parliamentary constituencies	Nhyiaeso Bantama Old Tafo Subin Kwadaso Suame Manhyia Manhyia North Manhyia South Asokwa Subin Asawase Oforikrom

Geography

Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly
- Settlements in Kumasi Metropolis
- People from Kumasi Metropolis
Climate

Sub-metros	Nhyiaeso Bantama Tafo Kwadaso Suame Manhyia Asokwa Subin Asawase Oforikrom
Water treatment and rivers	Barekese Dam Water Treatment Plant Ofin River Subin River Aboabo River Wiwi River Owabi River Sisa River Daban River Oda River Water Company
Sub-metro Nhyiaeso, 6 settlements	Kaase Danyame Santasi Ahinsan Patase Dakwadwom
Sub-metro Bantama, settlements	Bantama
Sub-metro Tafo, 3 settlements	Old Tafo New Tafo Pankrono
Sub-metro Kwadaso, 6 settlements	Sofo Line, Kumasi Kwadaso Nsuom Apatrapa Nyankyerenease Kagyase Edwenase
Sub-metro Suame, 5 settlements	Breman Old Suame New Suame Tarkwa Maakro Anomangye
Sub-metro Manhyia, 6 settlements	Ashanti Newtown Buokrom/Buokrom Estate Dichemso Dichemso Old Town Moshie Zongo Mbrom
Sub-metro Asokwa, 7 settlements	Patasi, Kumasi Dompoase Sokoban, Kumasi Atonsu-Agogo Atonsu Gyinyasi Kokoben
Sub-metro Subin, 4 settlements	Asem, Kumasi Amakom Adum Asafo Kumasi
Sub-metro Asawase, 5 settlements	Aboabo Aboabo No. 1 Aboabo No. 2 Sawaba, Kumasi Daban
Sub-metro Oforikrom, 13 settlements	Anwomaso Ayigya Ayigya Zongo Boadi Kentinkrono Kotei Oduom Fumesua Bomso Maxima, Kumasi Anloga, Kumasi Ayeduase Nsenie

Institutions

Senior secondary	Prempeh College Kumasi Academy Opoku Ware Senior High School Kumasi High School KNUST Senior High School St. Louis Senior High School Osei Kyeretwie Secondary School Yaa Asantewaa Secondary School List of senior high schools