Our fellow Bernard Akoi-Jackson performed for the occasion of the opening 'Homecoming – Exhibition of Asante Gold Regalia' at Manhiya Palace Museum, Kumasi.

Historic Asante gold court regalia acquired by the V&A in 1874 from items looted by British troops during the Anglo-Asante Wars has gone on show in Ghana for the first time in 150 years, through a significant cultural partnership between Manhyia Palace Museum, the V&A and the British Museum. The exhibition, Homecoming, in the newly refurbished Manhyia Palace Museum in the Asante capital, Kumasi, was opened on 1 May by Asantehene (Asante King), Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, and includes 17 items from the V&A, 15 from the British Museum and 7 formerly in the Fowler Museum, California.

Photo by Francis Kokoroko.

More information about the Asante Regalia Homecoming and the exhibition, here

Watch a short video here