Yaa Asantewaa Museum

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Yaa Asantewaa Museum
museum
Inception1992 Edit
Native labelYaa Asantewaa Museum Edit
CountryGhana Edit
Dem locate for de administrative territorial entity insydEjisu Municipal District Edit
Coordinate location6°42′49″N 1°28′1″W Edit
Dedicated toYaa Asantewaa Edit
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De Yaa Asantewaa Museum be sam museum wey dey Ejisu Municipal District for Ghana insyd. Dem build say dem go take honor Ashanti leader Yaa Asantewaa, wey na she be de queen mother of Ejisu.

Dem establish de museum for 2000 insyd, so dem go mark de centenary of de Yaa Asantewaa War. Ein aim be say ego recreate sam typical Asante royal residence from ca. 1900.[1][1]

For 2004 insyd, dem destroy de museum plus fire. Dem destroy chaw relics wey na edey insyd, wey only sam few clay pots wey elef.[2] Secof de fire den closure of de museum, tourism for dat area cam reduce.[3]

For October 2009 insyd, local leaders show interest say dem go refurbish de museum,[4] wey for 2016 insyd, UNICEF agree say ego contribute US$10 million give de reconstruction. Dem go construct de new facility for 14-acre plot of land top.[5]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 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. S2CID 153518855
  2. "Ghana's Nana Yaa Asantewaa Museum Left to Rot After Fire Outbreak". 22 June 2016.
  3. "Ghana News - Ghana loses revenue as Yaa Asantewaa Museum remains abandoned". www.myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-21.
  4. Chief Calls For Refurbishment Of Yaa Asantewaa Museum Peace FM Online, 27 October 2009
  5. "UNICEF to reconstruct Yaa Asantewaa museum with $10 million". 11 June 2016.