Culture

January 20, 2021

Preparation of a Management Plan for Ghana’s Forts and Castles

On 19th January 2020, the Ghana Commission for UNESCO joined the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Ghana Museums and Monuments Board and UNESCO Office in […]
October 16, 2020

Inauguration of the Maiden Ghana Heritage Committee 2020

Inauguration of the Maiden Ghana Heritage Committee On the 22nd and 23rd September, the Ghana commission for UNESCO in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture […]
October 16, 2020

INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR CULTURAL DIVERSITY (IFCD) PROJECTS

In June the secretariat received 9 projects following the 11th Call for application to the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) fund. In order to ensure […]
October 16, 2020

REACTIVE MONITORING MISSION TO GHANA’S FORTS AND CASTLES 2020

From the 1st -10th of February this year, the Secretariat joined the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board to facilitate a joint WHC/ICOMOS/ICCROM Reactive Monitoring Mission to […]
October 16, 2020

NATCOM/STUDENT SESSION AT THE 16th BIANNUAL COLLOQUIUM OF THE WEST AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (W.A.A.A/A.O.A.A) 2019

On the 12th of July 2019, the Ghana National Commission for UNESCO (NATCOM) organized a side event with the students of archaeology and heritage from the […]
October 16, 2020

PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE STATE OF CONSERVATION OF THE ASANTE TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS 2019

In line with the Operational Guidelines of the 1972 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of Cultural and Natural Heritage, the Secretary-General for the Ghana National […]
October 16, 2020

REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE THEME: “GOVERNANCE OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE IN AFRICA” ACCRA, GHANA 2019

On the 10th and 11th of October the Ghana National Commission for UNESCO in collaboration with the UNESCO Office in Accra organized a regional conference where […]
October 16, 2020

CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP FOR SITE MANAGERS 2019

From 2nd – 4th October, the Ghana National Commission for UNESCO in collaboration with Ghana Museums and Monuments Board with the support of UNESCO organized a […]
October 16, 2020

JOINT WORLD HERITAGE CENTER /ICOMOS/ICCROM ADVISORY MISSION TO THE FORTS AND CASTLES IN GHANA 2019

The Ghana National Commission for UNESCO (NATCOM) and Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB) requested the World Heritage Centre to dispatch an advisory mission team to […]