To commemorate Ghana’s Republic Day, The Nana Project & Project 1957 will hold an online event to discuss the past, present, and future of Ghanaian architecture. We hope to explore what we can learn about Ghana as a nation and ourselves as Ghanaians from examining our architecture and learn more about the role architecture has played in building the nation and the role architecture can play in the nation’s future development.

This event will explore the following themes:

• Impact of different historical events (i.e. colonisation, independence, 4th Republic, etc) on Ghanaian architecture

• Differences in architecture across Ghana’s regions

• How Ghanaian architecture has changed over time

• Contemporary Ghanaian architecture

• How architecture can be used to support Ghana’s future development

Register to attend the event at the link below. The event is on BST/ GMT +1

5:00 PM-6:00 PM GMT

Prior to Jubilee House, which structure served as the seat of government?

What was Ghana's form of government between 1957 and 1960?

What does the word 'Cedi' mean?

Test your knowledge of Ghanaian History at our trivia quiz game!

Host: Benjamina Efua Dadzie, The Nana Project

3:00 PM-4:30 PM GMT

This panel will explore the evolution of Ghanaian music and the stories and histories Ghanaian music tells us about the nation and its people. Using the stories two legendary musicians tell through their music, we will explore the birth of Ghana as a nation and the cultural, social and political themes of their time, as a way into the concerns of the people of Ghana.

Moderator:

Paulina Nkansah
Founder and Curator, An Ode to Highlife

Panelists:

Agya Koo Nimo
Palmwine Music Legend

Gyedu Blay Ambolley
Highlife Music Legend

6:00 PM-7:30 PM GMT

This panel will explore the evolution of Ghanaian fashion, with focus on woven fabric, especially Kente and Batakari. We will explore the history and innovation that has been created using these iconic Ghanaian textiles.

Moderator:

Amma Aboagye
Founder, The Afropole

Panelists:

Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
Founder, Exit 14

Gertrude Kunde-Kwallinjam
Founder and Owner, Smockyworld

Osei-Bonsu Safo-Kantanka
Teacher, Historian and Researcher, Manhyia Palace

Elvis Ativoe
Spokesperson of the Paramount Chief of the Agotime Traditional Area, Nene Nuer Keteku III
Former Vice Chairman of the Agotime Kente Festival Planning Committee

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM GMT

Focusing on the work of early Ghanaian photographers such as James Barnor, Felicia Abban, and James Bruce-Vanderpuije, this panel will discuss photography as a medium to capture Ghana's history and culture. The panel will also discuss curators and curating institutions' work in preserving, archiving, and displaying photography as an art form.

Moderator:

Benjamina Efua Dadzie
Researcher, The Nana Project

Panelists:

Adjoa Armah
Founder and Curator, Saman Archive

Kwabena Agyare Yeboah
Institutional Curator, Nubuke Foundation

2:00 PM-3:00 PM GMT

This panel will explore Ghana's political memory by discussing which political figures and what political events in Ghana’s history are remembered (or forgotten) and why.

Moderator:

Emmanuella Amoh
PhD Candidate in History, Purdue University

Panelists:

Nana Ama Agyemang Asante
Journalist

Anakwa Dwamena
Books Editor, Africa is a Country

Dr. Benjamin Talton
Associate Professor of African History, Temple University