It is 2026 — and 6 March 2027 marks 70 years of Ghana.
Welcome to the W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Centre for Pan-African Culture.
A house in Cantonments, Accra, where W.E.B. Du Bois lived, became a Ghanaian citizen, and died — now a national memorial and research hub for Pan-African history. This is an independent guide to it, run by Ghana-Net, online since December 2000. It is not the official museum website.
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Read the full press release →From private residence to national memorial
The Centre is nestled in the leafy Cantonments neighbourhood of Accra — a serene sanctuary dedicated to the life, legacy, and ideals of Dr. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois.
It opened on 22 June 1985, in Du Bois's former residence: the house where he became a Ghanaian citizen in the 1960s and lived until his death in 1963. Over the decades it evolved from a personal residence into a national memorial and cultural research hub.
Collections: Du Bois's personal effects and personal library, photographs, archives, his academic awards, his tomb, the ashes of Mrs. Shirley Graham-Du Bois, and the house itself.
"The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression." — W.E.B. Du Bois
Read more on the Centre's history on Wikipedia, and see the New York Amsterdam News feature, "The beauty and importance of the W.E.B. Du Bois Centre."
What to explore
The Home & Museum
Restored living quarters and a personal library holding original works, manuscripts, and photographs that chronicle his lifelong activism.
The Mausoleum
A peaceful shrine where Du Bois and his wife, Shirley Graham-Du Bois, rest together.
Marcus Garvey Guest House & Seminar Hall
Spaces that still welcome researchers, scholars, and cultural explorers from around the world. Rooms from around $40 per night with breakfast.
Annual Events & Research
Regular dialogues, workshops, and gatherings focused on Pan-Africanism, social justice, and African history.
A life that shaped Pan-Africanism
Pan-African Beacon
Du Bois co-founded the Niagara Movement, a precursor to the NAACP, and was instrumental in organising the international Pan-African Congresses. In his final years in Accra, he authored key portions of the Encyclopaedia Africana from this very site.
Cultural & Educational Powerhouse
The Centre houses a research library, exhibitions, and archival material, and is undergoing expansion supported by Ghana's government and the Mellon Foundation to become a full-fledged educational complex.
Anton Wilhelm Amo, 1703
"Amo's question here was how the ideas, largely those of physical objects, many of which were ideas of extension, could subsist in the mind..." — Kwame Nkrumah, Consciencism, 1964
Practical information
Location
No. 22 First Circular Road (Fifth Link Road), Cantonments, Accra — a few metres from the US Embassy, close to Ghana International School.
Opening Hours
Monday–Friday, 9 AM–4 PM. Saturday, 10 AM–3 PM. Closed on Sundays.
Guided Tours
Highly recommended, and affordably priced. They take you through the house, museum, mausoleum, and grounds.
Craft Market
A small, vibrant market on the grounds offers locally made crafts and fresh produce.
Before you go
Combine your visit
Pair it with Independence Square or the Ghana National Museum.
Go weekday mornings
Avoid crowds and get a more intimate experience.
Take your time
Sit in the gardens and amphitheatre and reflect on Du Bois's words.
The wider Pan-African heritage trail
Independent Ghana-Net sites covering forts, castles, museums, parks, and more across Ghana — built and maintained since 2000.
"At the heart of the Du Bois Centre lies more than stone and manuscripts — it is a living, breathing dialogue between past and future."
Welcome to a place where African history, scholarship, and unity converge.
Contact & address
- Museum Address
- 1, Circular Road – Cantonments, P.O. Box CT 975, Accra
(a few metres from the US Embassy, close to Ghana International School) - Alternative Address
- No. 22 First Circular Road (Fifth Link Road), Cantonments, Accra
- Phone
- +233 30 277 6502 · +44 7971 913106
- Fax
- 233302772031
- ja@webdbmf.org (Centre) · info@ghana-net.com (Ghana-Net)
A note on this site
This is not the official museum website. It is part of ghana-net.com, an independent Ghana heritage network online since December 2000.
The Centre's own official site is webdbmf.org, established in 2019 and online since 2020/2021.
This subdomain has been built and maintained by Ghana-Net since 2014/2015 — you can see its archived history on the Wayback Machine.
