Museum Entrance Declaration
Museum Entrance Declaration
Welcome to this sacred place of memory, truth, and identity.
English
Museum Entrance Declaration
“Welcome to this sacred place of memory, truth, and identity.
This museum exists for all Black people across the world—
to remember who we are, where we come from, and the greatness of our ancestors.Here we honor those who fought, those who endured, and those who built the foundation of our identity through strength and sacrifice.
We call on every visitor to walk with respect, to open their heart to truth, and to reconnect with the culture that lives within them.
Let no one forget their origin. Let no one lose their pride.
May this place awaken love for self, respect for culture, and unity among all Black people everywhere.
For in remembering our ancestors, we remember ourselves.”**
Akan (Twi)
(Museum Entrance Declaration)
Akwaaba ba saa beaeɛ kronkron yi mu — baabi a yɛn nkaeɛ, nokware ne yɛn nipasu te ase.
Saa Akyerɛkyerɛbea yi wɔ hɔ ma Tuntumfoɔ nyinaa wɔ wiase afanan nyinaa, sɛnea yɛbɛkae yɛn ankasa, baabi a yɛfiri, ne yɛn nananom kɛseyɛ.
Ha, yɛde anuonyam ma wɔn a wɔkoeɛ, wɔn a wɔgyinaa amanehunu ano, ne wɔn a wɔde wɔn ahoɔden ne wɔn afɔrebɔ sii yɛn nipasu ne yɛn agyapadeɛ fapem.
Yɛfrɛ obiara a ɔba ha sɛ:
Fa obu nantew.
Bue wo koma ma nokware.
Na san hu amammerɛ a ɛte wo mu no bio.
Obiara nwerɛ ne farebaeɛ da.
Obiara nhwere n’ahomaso da.
Ma saa beaeɛ yi nnyan ɔdɔ a yɛwɔ ma yɛn ankasa.
Ma ɛma yɛn bu yɛn amammerɛ.
Na ɛmma Tuntumfoɔ nyinaa wɔ wiase baako yɛ.
Efisɛ,
Sɛ yɛkae yɛn nananom a, na yɛrekae yɛn ankasa.
Akwaaba ba Afrika.
Akwaaba fie.
