Ghana Cultural Week, the flagship event of the Ghana Culture Forum aimed at commemorating Ghanaian culture and its place in national development is slated for March 11-15.

This year’s event would be the maiden edition; the celebration is extended for a week under the theme, “Cultivating Cultural Capital: Nurturing Ghana’s Legacy for Africa’s Renaissance.”

Since its launch in 2012, it has always been observed on March 14 every year through activities such as a symposium on a relevant, artistic emporium and others to showcase works of

Ghana’s cultural expressions.

Speaking at the launch of the Ghana Cultural Week at the Accra Digital Information Centre on Monday, March 4, Executive Director, of the National Commission on Culture and Director for Ghana Cultural Forum, Nana Otuo Owoahene Acheampong said, that before 2022, activities marking the Ghana Culture Day were observed in a day on March 14.

He said the quest to evolve the celebration and expand the scope of activities birthed the inter-school debate. The first
entertaining and educative debate was held during the 2022 edition of the Chana Culture Day celebrations.

“Today the celebration is being expanded to consist of activities spanning over a week and thus, the festival’s rebranding to reflect the scope,” he added.

The activities for this edition include a Fashion Dialogue on “Kente: Tradition, Modernity and Identity on March 11, an Inter-School debate on March 12, a Ghana Culture Day Symposium and presentation of the Africa Fashion Report on March 14 and a Film Screening and Dialogue on March 15.

By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme