We preserve, research, and catalogue Ghana's documentary heritage — safeguarding manuscripts, records, and oral testimony, and authenticating the evidence that carries them, for generations still to come.
CMHG exists at the meeting point of the archive and the community it belongs to — recovering what has been written, spoken, and stored, and holding it to a standard of care and authenticity fit for the history it carries.
Safeguarding manuscripts, records, and oral testimony against loss, decay, and disorder.
Recovering oral histories and written records, digitising them, and building catalogues that can be searched and trusted.
Bringing Ghana's history and cultural heritage into public life, where it can be seen, used, and understood.
Long-term care and stewardship of documentary heritage — from fragile manuscripts to born-digital records.
Investigating and digitising history and oral stories, then organising them into catalogues that endure.
Sharing Ghana's history and cultural heritage with the public through storytelling and outreach.
Advisory and hands-on services across historic sites, the arts, and cultural heritage practice.
Hosting exhibitions, talks, and gatherings that put heritage back in front of the people it belongs to.
Authenticating documentary evidence — telling a true record from a false one.
Diplomatics is the discipline that studies a document's origin, form, and transmission — the method that tells a true record from a forged one. It sits at the centre of everything we catalogue, so that what CMHG preserves can be trusted as much as it is treasured.
From exhibitions to public talks, CMHG hosts gatherings that bring Ghana's documentary heritage in front of the people it belongs to. Upcoming events will be announced here.
Tell us about the records, stories, or collections you'd like to preserve, research, or authenticate.
Call or email us directly, and the CMHG team will follow up to discuss preservation, cataloguing, or an upcoming heritage event.