Ghana @ 70: Heritage Scroll Collection

The Ghana @ 70 Heritage Scroll Collection is an ongoing series of contemporary paintings by MINA that reimagines Ghana's monuments, historic sites, cultural landmarks, traditional livelihoods, and collective memories through the visual language of archival scrolls.

Drawing inspiration from locations and subjects including the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, the Akosombo Dam, Adomi Bridge, Independence Square, Jubilee House, Makola Market Women, Moonlight Fishermen, and other sites and traditions of national significance, the collection explores the relationship between heritage, identity, memory, and place.

Each work is presented as a symbolic scroll, suggesting preservation, storytelling, and the passing of cultural knowledge from one generation to the next. Through atmospheric colour, expressive brushwork, and a contemporary approach to historical and cultural subjects, the collection celebrates both Ghana's built heritage and its living traditions.

By bringing together monuments, marketplaces, waterways, architecture, and everyday cultural experiences, the collection seeks to preserve and reinterpret the diverse narratives that have shaped Ghana's national identity.

The collection is being developed in preparation for future exhibitions and Ghana's 70th Independence Celebrations.