World Folklore Day 2025 was celebrated with a storytelling programme and other folklore activities at ViVie’s Dance and Theatre Academy in Accra. The National Folklore Board chose to bring the story telling programme, “By The Fire Side” to the door step of the young ones and their families to enable them appreciate folklore and understand…
On the 13th June, 2025, Management Representatives from the Media General (TV3) paid a courtesy call on the Executive Director of the National Folklore Board to discuss media support and collaboration as well as exploring strategic partnership.
In April, 2025, the National Folklore Board supported Artlife Matters to organize a four-day Finding My Authenticity (FiMA) workshop to inspire young minds to explore and appreciate their cultural heritage through the power of artistic expressions.
Ghana made the first partial submission on the Highlife Music and Dance Dossier in April, 2025 to be enlisted on the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity as the creative output of the Ghanaian people in 2023.
The Ghana – Norway Cultural Exchange Programme, which was in partnership with Infinity Events, Kyei – Boateng Communications, International Theatre Institute-Ghana Chapter, Alan Showbiz, and Asor Bodyworks was officially launched in February, 2025. It is an event aimed at strengthening cultural ties between Ghana and Norway to promote cultural relations and cooperation.
We commemorated the International Day of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Accra with a press conference on the theme; “The Socio- Economic Benefits of Safeguarding Ghana’s Intangible Cultural Heritage”. The aim is to inspire the youth to appreciate and preserve Ghana’s cultural heritage, ensuring continuous transmission for generations to come. The event was also designed…
We observed the 2024 World Folklore Day under the theme; “the Relevance of Traditional Symbols in the 21st Century” with a focus on the Ghanaian traditional symbols, particularly the Ga Samai of the Ga people. The newly designed Ga Samai was officially launch in collaboration with Dr. Richard Afutu Kotei and Wobolor Jueter Concepts as…
The National Open Forum for the Intangible Cultural Heritage Project under the theme; “Strengthening Capacities to Safeguard Intangible Cultural Heritage and Contribute to Sustainable Development” was held in Accra. The purpose is to present the folklore elements identified from the sixteen (16) regions to regional representatives and stakeholders for validation. The programme took place at…
We organized a Periodic Reporting Capacity Building Workshop on Intangible Cultural Heritage. The purpose was to introduce Fifty (50) participants to UNESCO Periodic reporting mechanisms. Regional officers were called upon to support in the collection of data to facilitate the preparation of Ghana’s report. The workshop was held for all stakeholders across the country. Participants…
The Association of Ghana Unions, Switzerland (AGUS) in collaboration with the National Folklore Board organized the 4th Ghana Day Festival under the theme “Buy Ghana, See Ghana” to promote Ghanaian highlife music and artistes around the globe whiles promoting multilateral investments opportunities for Ghana. The festival created an international networking platform for highlife artistes and…