Manhyia Palace

Joint opening of the exhibition Forgotten Saints I
2026-08-20 08:00 - 2026-09-20 17:00 UTC
Joint Opening of Forgotten Saints I – From Slaves to Saints
The Nelson Mandela Centre for African Culture, Port Louis, Mauritius, in collaboration with the Manhyia Palace Museum, is pleased to announce the joint opening of the exhibition Forgotten Saints I – From Slaves to Saints.
The exhibition features 35 paintings by Seychellois artist Emmanuel D’Offay, co-curated by Stephanie Latulipe. Through his work, D’Offay explores themes of history, identity, memory, and the enduring legacy of African people and their descendants.
The event will bring together cultural institutions and audiences from across the region to reflect on shared African histories and celebrate the power of art to preserve and reinterpret forgotten stories.
Guest of Honour and Speaker:Ivor Agyeman-DuahDirector, Manhyia Palace Museum

International Development Circle will host a major evening event, Britain and the Asante Treasure- Loot, Museums and Restitution
2026-09-15
International Development Circle will host a major evening event, Britain and the Asante Treasure- Loot, Museums and Restitution
The National Liberal Club at Westminster in London (established in 1862 by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, William Gladstone) through its International Development Circle will host a major evening event, Britain and the Asante Treasure- Loot, Museums and Restitution, at which the invited speakers are:

The former BBC Correspondent and author of The African Kingdom of Gold- Britain and the Asante TreasureBarnaby Phillips.
Former Keeper of Ethnography at the British Museum and former Pro Vice Chancellor, University of Glasgow, Prof. Malcolm McLeod.
The Director of the Manhyia Palace Museum, Ivor Agyeman-Duah.

Prime Minister William Gladstone

Anticipated opening of the new Arts and Culture Gallery of the MPM by the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
2026-10-01 08:00 - 2026-10-31 17:00 | Manhyia Palace Museum, Ghana

Book talk and signing by Barnaby Phillips, The African Kingdom of Gold- Britain and the Asante Treasure (2026)
2026-11-09 17:00 - 20:00 | Manhyia Palace Museum, Ghana
Book talk and signing by Barnaby Phillips, The African Kingdom of Gold- Britain and the Asante Treasure (2026). Long-listed for The Cundill History Prize, “one of the world’s leading prizes for a work of history written or translated in English.”

The Opening Exhibition of Forgotten Saints II
2026-11-20 11:00 - 17:00 | Manhyia Palace Museum, Ghana
Opening of the exhibition Forgotten Saints II – From Slaves to Saints. There will 35 paintings of the slave trade across the Indian Ocean by the Seychellois painter, Emmanuel D’offay. Organized with the Nelson Mandela Centre for African Culture of Mauritius.

Opening exhibition of They Live With Us
2026-12-27 11:00 - 17:00 | Manhyia Palace Museum, Ghana
