Yaa Asantewaa Museum

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Museum facade alongside the statue of Asantewaa in 2016.
Yaa Asantewaa Museum
Established2000
LocationNear to Regional Road 104, Ejisu, Ashanti Region, Ghana
Coordinates 6°42′49″N1°28′01″W / 6.7136°N 1.4670°W / 6.7136; -1.4670

The Yaa Asantewaa Museum is a museum in Ejisu Municipal District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It was built to honor legendary Ashanti leader Yaa Asantewaa, who was the queen mother of Ejisu. [1]

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The museum was established in 2000, to mark the centenary of the Yaa Asantewaa War. It aimed to recreate a typical Asante royal residence from ca. 1900. Located at her grave side in Besease, the hometown of Yaa Asantewaa, it gives off the modern feel of the days of the old through the memories of war. [2] [3]

Gutted By Fire

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. [4] [5] Yaa Asantewaa Museum (6).jpg

Rebuilding

In October 2009, local leaders expressed a desire to refurbish the museum, [6] and in 2016 UNICEF agreed to contribute US$10 million towards its reconstruction. The new facility was to be constructed on a 14-acre plot of land. The Ejisu-Juabeng Municipal Assembly was tasked to spearhead the reconstruction process but the re-construction stalled. [7] [8] [9]

In February 2024, a new pledge from the Asantehene to construct a new heritage museum to honor the late queen mother was made again. According to them, the new museum was to be called Yaa Asantewaa Memorial Heritage Museum with artistic impression showcasing a modern feel of old traditional memories. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Photos: Nana Yaa Asantewaa Museum - MyJoyOnline" . Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  2. ↑ Day, Lynda (2004). "What's Tourism Got to Do with It?: The Yaa Asantewa Legacy and Development in Asanteman". Africa Today. 51 (1): 99–113. doi:10.1353/at.2004.0060. JSTOR   4187631. S2CID   153518855.
  3. ↑ admin (2024-03-21). "Artistic Impression of; YAA ASANTEWAA MEMORIAL HERITAGE MUSEUM". The Asante Nation. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  4. ↑ "Ghana's Nana Yaa Asantewaa Museum Left to Rot After Fire Outbreak". 22 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ghana News - Ghana loses revenue as Yaa Asantewaa Museum remains abandoned". www.myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-21.
  6. ↑ Chief Calls For Refurbishment Of Yaa Asantewaa Museum Archived 2009-11-10 at the Wayback Machine Peace FM Online, 27 October 2009
  7. ↑ "UNICEF to reconstruct Yaa Asantewaa museum with $10 million". 11 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Farmland bird population decreased significantly". doi.org. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  9. ↑ "Assembly to Develop Yaa Asantewaa Museum". EJISU BESEASE. 2003-07-10. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  10. ↑ "Asantehene to lead construction of Yaa Asantewaa Memorial Heritage Museum from March 2024". 2024-02-21. Archived from the original on 2024-12-22. Retrieved 2025-11-11.


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