Abstract
Museums, just like formal institutions of learning always have understood that conserving collections for study and exhibition can be an important part of the educational process. Since 1957, Ghana has established several museums under the Museums and Monument Board. These museums just like others are required to play a great deal of role in the social, educational, economic development of a nation. However, it is distressing to note that with the highly endowed museum assets of Ghana, such as the Cape Coast Castle Museum, Ghana National Museum, Fort Appolonia Museum of Nzema History and Culture, the Elmina Castle Museum, Ho Museum, Bolga Museum, Wa Museum, The Head of State Museum and Museum of Science and Technology both in Accra, there has been little contributions to Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product. Significantly, visitor experience and satisfaction is very low. In this view, this study sought to investigate educational activities of Ghana Museum and Monument Board (GMMB) and inquire into their educational activities. Employing qualitative approaches, the study used a triangulation of observations, interview and focus group discussion to assemble data from these museums. In conclusion, the museums provide some sort of education but there is no formalized educational framework serving as a guide. They mainly employ monotonous experience of guided and self-guided gallery tours, and occasionally, the museum curators and educators organize a oneoff programme such as an outreach to schools and special exhibitions as well as seminars. Recommendations to strengthening museum education in Ghana are addressed
 Citation: Kwasi Amoako – Ohene, Nana Ama Pokua Arthur, and Samuel Nortey.Museums: An institution for knowledge acquisition – A spotlight on the museum education in Ghana, 2020 5 (2): 10－23. Received: March 3, 2020 Accepted: June 30, 2020
Highlights
Museums play a great deal of role in the social, educational and economic development of a nation
3.1 The state of Museum Education provided by Ghana Museum and Monument Board (GMMB)
It was observed that the docents and curators use exhibition styles, and gallery tour as forms of education
Summary
Museums play a great deal of role in the social, educational and economic development of a nation. They provide a store of knowledge to the society and have been a bridge that provides understanding to the past, the present and the future. A society without the understanding of its cultural heritage would be without an identity. Ambrose and Paine (2006), posits that museums have a critical role to play in providing an appreciative of identity and a feeling of belonging to a place or society. According to the International Council of Museums (ICOM) (2001), museums are non-for-profit permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, that is made available to the public, to acquire, conserve, research, communicate and exhibit for purposes of study, education, enjoyment, material evidence of people and their environment. The educational mandates of museums are clearly evident in here
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