Documentation and Management of Cultural Property at the Accra Museum

Abstract

The range of items which can be regarded as cultural property is vast. Unfortunately day, efforts to preserve or 10 restore cultural property in museums is unsatisfactory. This calls for the need for guidance as to how best to manage and conserve these cultural artefacts. This study investigated the documentation, conservation and restoration practices that are carried out at the Ghana National Museum and provides measures which can be employed to ensure the longevity of the cultural properties for exhibition and research work A survey was conducted and data collected through questionnaires from a random sampled population of 200 artefacts, comprising 17 easel paintings, 22 stone works, wood artefacts. 19 metal works, 18 leather works, 21 wall paintings, 23 archival materials, 17 Bone and Ivory works, 20 pottery works and 19 textile artifacts The survey was based on examining what quantity of artefacts were in good