Mr. Wakefield Wisdom Ackuaku, Executive Director of the National Commission on Culture, recently participated in the official launch and review of The Casebook of O. P. Asem, a collection of short plays authored by Professor Lade Wosornu. The event, held at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences in Accra,…

Asanteman Europe Association 2024 Edition launched in Kumasi, Mammoth Festival to be Celebrated in Germany The Asanteman Europe Association, a non-profit organisation representing Asantes in Europe, is gearing up to host a grand festival in Germany. Scheduled to take place from September 13 to September 15, 2024, this eagerly awaited…

OVERVIEW OF THE SUMMIT The 1st Edition of the international cultural summit & exhibition Ontario 2023 is an extraordinary forum of knowledge exchange, debate, policy planning and its development, performances and exhibition of unique cultural products and services. The summit is being organized by the Alliance Creative Community Project in…

The diversity in the Ghanaian culture does not only hover around our tradition, practice, what we eat and wear but also our spoken words which is our indigenous mother languages. These languages which gives unique historical background to a person’s cultural identity embody the composition of songs and folktales which…

The National Commission on Culture, in collaboration with Ghana Society-UK, Location Accra and Ako GH has launched the prestigious annual kente festival dubbed KENTEFEST “22 in Accra under the theme “Harnessing the heritage and evolving nature of Kente in both Trade and Tourism“. KENTEFEST, an annual event seeks to promote…

Background: Memphis in May International Festival is a month long festival held in the Memphis city of the Tennessee state of the United States of America, celebrated by the people of Memphis. As an annually events, the festival each year specifically gives a special salute to a country. For the…

Clothing is an essential descriptor of our culture and this evident in the diverse ethnic clothing styles of the ethnic groupings in Ghana. The promotion and preservation of this aspect of Ghanaian culture has led the National Commission on Culture to curate the event “Wear Ghana”, which is commemorated in…

The National Commission on Culture as part of its “Wear Ghana Festival” campaign has educated the pupils of La Wireless Cluster of Schools on some “Adinkra” symbols and their meaning. The Commission in collaboration with the National Folklore Board, aside the education on the “Adinkra” symbols also exhibited some locally…

The National Commission on Culture (NCC) under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture in collaboration with Ghana Tourism Authority, GTP and the National Theater has launched the 2022 edition of its annual event dubbed Wear Ghana Festival.  The festival which was initiated four years ago was…

The Indian High Commission in Ghana has invited a 14-member cultural troupe from Ghana to participate in the 35th Surajkund International Craft Mela 2022 in Surajkund District Faridabad Haryana, India. This is the second time the High Commission has extended such invitation to the National Commission on Culture. The 14-member…