Pan African Heritage Museum, JL Properties sign Mou to begin construction this month

The Executive Board of the Pan African Heritage Museum (PAHM) hassigned a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with JL Properties, a Real Estate Developer, tobegin construction of the facility this month.Professor Kojo Yankah, Founder and Chairman of PAHM, and Dr James Orleans, Chief ExecutiveOfficer and Chairman of JL Properties, signed the agreement, Tuesday, in Accra.The first phase of the Museum Complex is expected to be ready for commissioning in 2026.It will include the Museum building, Herbal Plant Farm, Chalets, Heroes and Heroines Park, Placeof African Kingdoms, Children's Playground, and a Food Court.A statement following the agreement said the construction would be funded through donationsand grants.Present at the signing ceremony were some directors of both companies and the Management ofAfrican University College of Communications.The Pan African Heritage Museum is situated at Pomadze, near Winneba Junction, in the EffutuMunicipality of the Central Region.It is envisioned to become a site of pilgrimage for people of African descent and help them'discover and experience the true history of the origins of humanity'.In April 2021, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo performed a groundbreaking ceremonyto commence construction of the edifice.It will, among other things, showcase the history, arts, culture, sciences, religions, andtechnologies of ancient and modern-day Africa.In June this year, Ghanaian female artist, Sharon Dede Padi, presented some art pieces whichwould be exhibited at the Museum. A digital version of the Museum is available on theorganisation's website.Source: Ghana News Agency