Jamestown Lighthouse – Sentinel of the Coast | Ghana Heritage Scroll Collection

Jamestown Lighthouse – Sentinel of the Coast | Ghana Heritage Scroll Collection

Year: 2026
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Board
Dimensions: 61 × 51 cm
Original artwork: One-of-one original

Jamestown Lighthouse – Sentinel of the Coast captures one of Accra’s most recognisable coastal landmarks through MINA’s distinctive heritage scroll format.

The original Jamestown Lighthouse was built by the British in 1871 as a navigational aid. The present red-and-white lighthouse was constructed in the 1930s to replace the earlier structure and has become an enduring landmark overlooking the historic Jamestown community and coastline. (Ghana News Agency)

In the painting, the lighthouse rises above the shoreline amid fishing boats, coastal buildings and the movement of the Atlantic. The composition brings together architecture, landscape and community, presenting the lighthouse not simply as a monument, but as a continuing witness to the maritime history and everyday life of Jamestown.

Rendered within an aged parchment-inspired scroll, the work reflects MINA’s wider exploration of heritage, memory, place and cultural identity. Warm archival tones contrast with the blue-green movement of the sea, while the lighthouse remains the commanding focal point, standing symbolically as a sentinel over Ghana’s coast.

Through this work, MINA brings together built heritage and living community, preserving a familiar Ghanaian landmark within a contemporary visual narrative.

This painting forms part of the Ghana Heritage Scroll Collection, within MINA’s wider Ghana at 70 Heritage Collection, developed in anticipation of Ghana’s 70th Independence anniversary in 2027.

Part of the Ghana Heritage Scroll Collection | Heritage • Memory • Place • Identity

Exhibition Delivery Notice
This original artwork forms part of the Ghana at 70 Heritage Collection and will remain with MINA | Mina’s Art Space for exhibition purposes until the conclusion of the planned 2027 exhibition. Shipping to the buyer will take place after the exhibition.

Copyright & Reproduction Rights
The sale includes the physical original painting only. Copyright, image rights, and reproduction rights remain with the artist, MINA | Wilhelmina Odoley Quaynor.