Murals Project

The Mural Project is an extension of the Archaeological Art Club: local artists (together with local children) paint arresting murals on the historic houses in Osu. Each mural tells the story of the original house owners, many of whom were Danes involved in the Danish slave trade and their Ga partners. Often the house continues to be occupied by their descendants.  One outstanding, extended mural depicts the history of the Castle and its involvement in the slave trade.

The Artists

Desmond Nii Kortey Botchway

Desmond Nii Kortey Botchway

Ed Franklin Gavua

Ed Franklin
Gavua

Emmanuel Larbi

Emmanuel
Larbi

Enoch Nii-Adjei Laryea

Enoch Nii-Adjei
Laryea

Erasmus Anyetei Odoi (Nii Anyetei Ras)

Erasmus Anyetei
Odoi

Ernest Boafo

Ernest
Boafo

Joseph Aboagye

Joseph
Aboagye

Julius Tetteh Nartey

Julius Tetteh
Nartey

Kingsley Kofi Deffor (Deff)

Kingsley Kofi
Deffor (Deff)

Michael Ofoe MacCarthy

Michael Ofoe
MacCarthy

Nmaju Daniel Ude (Dharnie)

Nmaju Daniel
Ude (Dharnie)

Samuel Mensah

Samuel
Mensah

Thank You To Our Supporters

Stanford University
French Embassy Ghana
Mellon Foundation
Wenner-Gren Foundation
Joukowsky Family Foundation
The British High Commission Accra
Danish Maritime Museum
Danish National Archives
The British National Archives
The Whiting Foundation
Rapaport Foundation
Egality Law Ghana