File photo of the Kwame Nkrumah Museum
The Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB), in collaboration with ICOM Ghana, is offering free entry to all basic and senior high school students from May 18 to May 25, 2025, to mark International Museum Day (IMD) 2025.
Celebrated globally on May 18, the 2025 celebration, themed “The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities,” highlights how museums are adapting to societal shifts, driven by technology and environmental changes.
The theme also aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals 8, 9, and 11, emphasising museums’ contributions to economic growth, innovation, and sustainable cities.
According to a statement released by the GMMB on May 19, 2025, the body stated that despite limited resources, it continues to promote national unity and cultural preservation through education and community outreach.
“It is disappointing to note that Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB), the institution mandated to manage the National Museum has not been fully empowered to achieve the visions of the founding fathers.
“Inspite of this limitation, the GMMB over the years has played crucial role in fostering national unity and preserving the cultural identity of the country through public education, community engagements and access for all,” the statement read.
It continued to say that; “As part of this year’s International Day of Museums, the National Museum grants free admission to all basic and senior high schools between 18th and 25th May 2025 to reiterate the institutions mandate of providing cultural and historic education to the youth, who are the leaders of the future.”
The GMMB also called for increased government support to enhance its role in nation-building.
It also encouraged the public to patronise museums for cultural education and national development.
To museum staff across the country, the statement ended with a heartfelt “Ayekoo.”
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