Yaa Asantewaa Museum
The Yaa Asantewaa Museum is a museum in Atwima Mponua District in Ghana. It was built to honor Ashanti leader Yaa Asantewaa, who was the queen mother of Ejisu.
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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.[1]
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.[2] As a result of the fire and closure of the museum, tourism within the area significantly decreased.[3]
In October 2009, local leaders expressed a desire to refurbish the museum,[4] and in 2016 UNICEF agreed to contribute US$10 million towards its reconstruction. The new facility will be constructed on a 14-acre plot of land.[5]
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References
- 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.
- https://face2faceafrica.com/article/yaa-asantewaa-museum-fire
- http://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2016/june-20th/ghana-loses-revenue-as-yaa-asantewaa-museum-remains-abandoned.php
- Chief Calls For Refurbishment Of Yaa Asantewaa Museum Peace FM Online, 27 October 2009
- http://citifmonline.com/2016/06/11/unicef-to-reconstruct-yaa-asantewaa-museum-with-10-million/
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