Richard Ohene-Larbi

Biography

Richard is a Museum Educator working for the Ghana National Museum, under the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB) where he develops and delivers educational programmes, community or public engagement activities, and facilitates guided tours that connects audiences with Ghana’s cultural heritage. Richard also collates and analyses visitor statistics and comments to help the education department understand the concerns of their audiences and find ways to mitigate issues in order to improve the visitor experience.

Currently, Richard is completing a PhD in Museum and Heritage Studies at the University of Ghana. His doctoral research investigates the repatriation and loan of looted Asante regalia to the Manhyia Palace Museum in Kumasi, Ghana. It examines the perspectives of local stakeholders on restitution, the rituals associated with repatriation, and the implications of loan conditions on museum practice in Ghana. Richard is passionate about creating space for discussions on the topic of restitution, as he feels there is an absence of museum educators and heritage practitioners from Ghana is the current discourse.

During his time on the International Training Programme, Richard was interested developing an understanding of museum education programmes from an international perspective. He has since gone on to implement his learning into his own work, developing education programmes around a 2024 British Museum loan of 15 Ghanaian objects to the Manhyia Palace Museum in Kumasi.

At the British Museum

During his time at the British Museum, Richard was based in the Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas and his UK partner placement was spent at Norfolk Museum Service.

Richard’s participation on the International Training Programme was generously supported by the Aall Foundation.