V&A and British Museum to loan Asante gold to Ghana

This article was first published by the Museums Association.

The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) and the British Museum have agreed to loan a number of significant cultural objects to a museum in Ghana.

The agreement between the two London institutions and the Manhyia Palace Museum, which is in Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region, relates to items of gold and silver associated with the Asante royal court. Many of these items will be seen in Ghana for the first time in 150 years.

The agreement for a long-term loan of the objects follows an official visit to London by the Asantehene (King of Asante) Otumfuo Osei Tutu II in May last year.

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