Yearly Archives: 2025

Art works of gold and bronze created in Kumasi and parts of Asante from the 1870s have being returned to the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at the Manhyia Palace and to its museum. The 130 art pieces which reflect governance systems in villages and…

The jugs include the British Museum’s Asante Ewer, which was made in England but ended up in West Africa, before being looted by the British The three ewers on display at York Army Museum, with the Asante one in the middle, the York one on…

In 2024, 17 items of Asante gold court regalia in the V&A’s collection went on show in Kumasi, the capital of Asante in Ghana, for the first time in over 150 years. The exhibition, Homecoming: Adversity and Commemoration, with the gold at its heart, was opened by Asante…

In 2024, the V&A commissioned a sculpture to be designed and made by the Asante royal goldsmith, Nana Poku Amponsah Dwumfour, in collaboration with the British Ghanaian artist-goldsmith, Emefa Cole. Unity celebrates a new relationship between the V&A and the Royal Palace in Kumasi, the capital of…

The first Awukudae Festival of the year 2025 on the Asanteman calendar has been observed. The festival which coincided with New Year’s Day on January 1, 2025, was duly celebrated. The Manhyia Palace was the place to be on the fateful day, drawing people…