Attraction · Kumasi
Centre for National Culture, Kumasi
A government-supported cultural centre in Kumasi, established in 1956, with Asante craft workshops, a gallery, a crafts shop and the Prempeh II Jubilee Museum.
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Things to do in Kumasi
Kumasi is the heart of Asante Ghana, and the places gathered here show why. Almost all of them sit in the city centre or close to it, so you can move between royal history, living craft and everyday market life in a single day. Several are museums and cultural sites, which means the city rewards slow looking rather than rushing.
The differences are just as interesting. Manhyia Palace Museum, in the old palace built in 1925 and opened as a museum in 1995, tells the story of Asante royalty, while the Prempeh II Jubilee Museum, inside the Centre for National Culture grounds, displays royal regalia and Ashanti heritage collections. The Centre for National Culture itself, established in 1956, holds craft workshops, a gallery and a crafts shop. Kumasi Fort and Military Museum, in Uaddara Barracks, follows the Anglo-Asante wars and the Gold Coast Regiment's path into the Ghana Armed Forces. Kejetia Market, also called Kumasi Central Market, is a vast multi-level trading place open Monday to Saturday. Kumasi Zoo offers a quieter, greener pause, and the Okomfo Anokye Sword Site on the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital grounds is a sacred landmark centred on a sword tradition holds was planted by Okomfo Anokye.
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Before you go
Plan your days around opening times, since the museums, the fort, the zoo and the sword site each keep their own hours, and Kejetia Market trades Monday to Saturday. Check current opening days and any entry arrangements before you set out, and ask locally about access to the sword site, which sits on hospital grounds. Most of these places are in central Kumasi, so group them by area and travel between them by taxi or tro-tro, allowing extra time for traffic and for the size of Kejetia. Wear comfortable shoes, carry water, and dress respectfully at royal and sacred sites. If you want to buy crafts, the Centre for National Culture is the natural stop.
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Attraction · Kumasi
Kejetia Market
Kejetia Market, also known as Kumasi Central Market, is a vast multi-level market in central Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana, trading Monday to Saturday.
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Attraction · Kumasi
Kumasi Fort and Military Museum
A fort and military museum in Kumasi's Uaddara Barracks, tracing the Anglo-Asante wars and the Gold Coast Regiment's evolution into the Ghana Armed Forces.
Photo: Noahalorwu · Source
Attraction · Kumasi
Kumasi Zoo
Kumasi Zoo is a long-established city-centre zoological garden in central Kumasi, Ashanti Region, managed by Ghana's Wildlife Division.
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Attraction · Kumasi
Manhyia Palace Museum
A historical museum in Kumasi's Manhyia Palace complex, housed in the old palace built in 1925 and opened as a museum in 1995.
Photo: Dan Sloan · Source
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Attraction · Kumasi
Okomfo Anokye Sword Site
A sacred Asante landmark on the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital grounds in Kumasi, centred on a sword tradition holds was planted by Okomfo Anokye.
Photo: Caupolicaningles · Source
Attraction
Attraction · Kumasi
Prempeh II Jubilee Museum
Museum in central Kumasi, Ashanti Region, displaying royal regalia and Ashanti heritage collections within the Centre for National Culture grounds.