Kwaw Ansah opens museum in Sekondi tomorrow
Renowned fillmmaker, Kwaw Ansah, will formally inaugurate his Bisa Aberwa Museum at Nkotompo, Sekondi, in the Western Region on Sunday, July 28.
The Bisa Aberwa Museum is dedicated to preserving the history of the black race, promoting African values and celebrating pan-African heroes.
With about 2,200 artefacts, sculptural pieces and photographs of heroes of the African struggle and the African American Civil Rights Movement, as well as other Black personalities in the French, Portuguese and Spanish Caribbean, the museum is created to be one of the largest sculptural representations of personalities whose sacrifices have shaped African history, both within the continent and the diaspora.
The inauguration will be performed by the First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, while the chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr Moussa Faki Mahamat is also expected to be a special guest at the event.
Speaking at a press briefing at Nkotompo, Kwaw Ansah, who is the founder and first CEO of TV Africa Limited and chairs the museum’s 12-member Board of Trustees, said “Africa has made contributions to world civilisation and we ought to show to tell our story.”
About Africa’s history related to slavery and colonialism, Mr Ansah said, “on display at Bisa Aberwa are artefacts that are a reminder of the struggle of the black race, our culture and belief system.”
Meanwhile, the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has extended an arm of co-operation to the museum.
Justifying the GTA’s interest, Akwasi Agyemang, the Chief Executive Officer of the authority, told the press that “Bisa Aberwa is a welcome addition to Ghana’s heritage resource.”
He described the museum as “ingenuous and creative” and congratulated Kwaw Ansah “for once again blazing the trail”.