Manhyia Palace Museum

The Manhyia Palace Museum was created within the old residence of Otumfuo Agyeman Prempeh I and Otumfuo Sir Osei Agyeman Prempeh II, the thirteenth and fourteenth Kings of Asante respectively. This historic building was rehabilitated in 1995 at the cost of approximately twelve thousand Ghana cedis (GHc12,000) to serve as a Museum. The cost of rehabilitation was met by generous contributions in cash and in kind by friends and well-wishers of Asanteman and the King.

The Museum is unique in West Africa for it has been created by a single people, the Asante Nation, to commemorate their own leaders, and to communicate the riches of their history and culture to future generations and to the ever-increasing numbers of visitors who come to Ghana every year from all over the world.

The Museum building is of great historical interest and importance. It not only houses the Museum's exhibits; it is itself an exhibit of the Museum. It was built in 1925 for Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I, by the British Colonial Government, as his private residence when he returned from Seychelles after twenty-eight years in exile (...)

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Hours of Operation:

Manhyia Palace Museum is open to the public seven days a week (Monday to Sunday) including statutory holidays between the hours of 9:00 a.m and 5:00 p.m.

Entry Fees: ¢

Up to Junior High School 50Gp

Senior High School ¢1.00

Tertiary Institutions ¢2.00

Ghanaian Adult ¢3.00

Non-Ghanaian Adult ¢10.00

Non-Ghanaian Youth/Student with ID ¢8.00

Non-Ghanaian - Others ¢5.00

Location:

The Museum is located in Kumasi, Ghana at the Manhyia Palace, the seat of the King of Asante Kingdom, about ten minutes drive from the Kumasi Airport Roundabout and five minutes drive from the Kumasi Central Market.