After centuries of separation, people of African descent have an obligation to share a common space to bridge the wide gap that has existed among them through miseducation and historical suppression, for the sake of a better humanity.
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After centuries of separation, people of African descent have an obligation to share a common space to bridge the wide gap that has existed among them through miseducation and historical suppression, for the sake of a better humanity.
The words of the great Pan-African historian, Cheikh Anta Diop speak to a fundamental truth, that the success of the project to unify Africa is more likely to be achieved when Africans embark on a continent-wide debate about their past.
Diop believed the debate would lead to discovering the connectedness of African civilizations culturally, spiritually and politically across geographic space and time. He hoped this debate would establish a sense of “historical continuity” by filling the gaps in the public’s understanding of Africa’s past. <br/>
Imagine a place where the many—but little-known—stories about black civilizations are told and displayed.
Imagine a place where the stories of how Africans in the diaspora survived and spread the continent’s cultures around the world.
Imagine a place that celebrates the arts, sciences, religions and technologies of ancient Africa, the ancestral home of all humans.
Imagine a Pan African Heritage Museum.
Stop imagining.
Two options are now open: A digital virtual version of the Museum is now available on this website.
This interactive site is a model of the physical version currently under construction at the site on Pomadze Hills near Winneba Junction in Ghana.
This interactive site will be a model of a physical version, giving people around the world access to art, artefacts, and commentaries by leading scholars.
This will be the first museum to launch a virtual version before a physical facility.
The physical version, like the online version, will be the only museum in the world with a mission, to tell the truth about the African origins of humanity and the impact of great African empires on the development of civilizations in the rest of the world.
We have chosen to dedicate a site in Ghana, on the continent of Africa, to locate a unique museum complex—beyond galleries—where the world will experience a new education, new healing and a new inspiration.
The Pan African Heritage Museum’s mission is to create an environment for people of African descent and all others to discover and experience the true history of the origins of humanity, the development of cultures and great civilizations of the Nile Valley that influenced the past, informs the present, and will shape the future, serving as an inspiration for generations to come.
Through the work of the Museum, all those of African descent will discover that they are heirs to a complex and rich inheritance. They will learn of their collective culture that created advanced-colonial kingdoms across Africa. Accomplished men and women leaders of African descent will become known to them, as well as a way of life that holds exceptional relevance today. Many will understand, for the first time, the extraordinary and creative contributions of African cultures and civilizations in world affairs.
The ultimate goal of the Museum is to provide the space for people of African descent to unlearn and relearn the true history, culture and civilization of Africa from the Origin of Humankind to the Present and to inspire the current generation.
What could be more urgent—and more satisfying-than reuniting a mother with her young, thechildren who were separated from her at birth?
Multiply that combination of longing and disconnectedness by millions and you have the story of Mother Africa’s disconnected children dispersed throughout the world. They have been cut off for generations from their original culture and story, due to slavery and immigration to other countries.
True, many people of African descent around the world have certainly heard of Mother Africa. When possible, they read about her and attend cultural activities in their area that celebrate their understanding of her. For just a moment, they get a glimpse of her great majesty, intelligence, warm wisdom, and unparalleled natural beauty.
But for most in the African diaspora, Mother Africa, while revered, is still a remote figure, more legend than an active force in their lives.
Now, more positively, imagine the joy of a massive family reunion, where this great matriarch gathers her children to her, millions for the very first time.
Think of it: after generations of slavery and immigration to other lands, Mother Africa’s many children are no longer separated from her family. Continual celebration attends this family reunion.
Brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, and cousins, who, though strangers at first, now celebrate as they see in one other shared family characteristics as they gather around Mother Africa.
They are a united family again—at last. That is what the Pan African Heritage World Museum will do.
An architectural masterpiece reflecting traditional African culture and 21St Century design, the Museum will be housed in a five-story building built on a stunning hilly plateau, 43 kilometres from Ghana’s capital city of Accra.
The building’s unique feature is in the Horn, which is synonymous with a trumpet, a musical instrument often used in religious ceremonies across many cultures. However, the Horn here symbolizes the announcement of a new awakening, a new civilization, and a new humanity. Like the elephant’s tusk, the horn represents great strength, yet great humility.
In addition to interior galleries depicting the history, arts, and culture of the Pan African World, the Museum will feature seven exterior components to make the experience immersive.
MUSUEM ARCHITECT
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The Pan African Heritage World Museum (also known as Pan African Heritage Museum) is registered under the laws of Ghana as a Non-Governmental Organization with Registration Number CG051232020 (TIN C0047640995) on 29th July, 2020.
Friends of Pan African Heritage World Museum are also registered outside Ghana as follows:
USA – Pan African Heritage World Museum Incorporated. Dept ID D22197362 Registered September 24, 2021, in the State of Maryland EIN 87-2708931
CANADA – Pan African Heritage World Museum Canada Chapter. Registration No. 1315869-1 Dated May 21, 2021. Ontario