Museum Elmina · Digital Archive
Cinema and Archive
Documentary film, oral histories, and curated footage from Elmina's living heritage.
Original Series
The Arrival Series
The Arrival Series · Episode 1
Elmina (Anomansa): Oral History of the Beginnings
Episode 1 of the Arrival Series. The founding story of Elmina told through oral tradition: the Anomansa, the first settlers, and the covenant between people and place that has shaped this town for centuries.
In Production
The Arrival Series · Episode 2
Coming Soon
The next chapter in the Arrival Series is in development. Museum Elmina continues to document Elmina's living history, one story at a time.
Featured Films · Brand Elmina
Master Documentaries
Master Documentary
Edinaman Flag & Insignia
The flag and insignia of Edinaman: the symbols through which the state declares itself, and the meanings carried in their colours and devices. Produced by Brand Elmina for Museum Elmina.
Master Documentary
Apatampa: An Ethnographic and Visual Anthropology Perspective
A visual anthropology study of Apatampa, the emblematic Fante dance tradition of Elmina. The film documents the inseparable relationship between music, movement, and community identity as living cultural heritage.
Brand Elmina · Playlist
Elmina's Living Heritage
Produced by Brand Elmina — heritage documentation, cultural profiles, and historical perspectives on Elmina and the wider Fante tradition.
Elmina's Living Heritage
Edinaman Flag & Insignia
Elmina's Living Heritage
ELMINA TOWN OF ART: The Collaboration Begins
Elmina's Living Heritage
Travel 60: Dutch Cemetery
Elmina's Living Heritage
Bor Na Nya: The Beginning of a Ghanaian Christmas
Elmina's Living Heritage
Elmina (Anomansa), oral history of the beginnings
Elmina's Living Heritage
The Asafo Company
Elmina's Living Heritage
The Asafo Frankaa and the Frankatufu
Elmina's Living Heritage
Apatampa- An Ethnographic and Visual Anthropology Perspective
Elmina's Living Heritage
The Birth of A People Anomansa
Elmina's Living Heritage
Nana Kobina Gyan I, Early life
Elmina's Living Heritage
The Embodied Absence of the Past: Slavery, Heritage and Tourism in Ghana-Suriname-Netherlands
Elmina's Living Heritage
First trailer: Elmina The Dutch Legacy
Elmina's Living Heritage
Elmina Heritage Month 2021
Brand Elmina · Playlist
Sights & Sounds
Ambient and observational footage from the streets, lagoon, and harbour of Elmina — the textures of daily life captured as living documentary.
Sights & Sounds
Discover Elmina, Ghana | Heritage, Culture & Coastal Life
Sights & Sounds
Morning by the Benya Lagoon | Daily Life, Fishing Culture & Heritage of Elmina, Ghana
Sights & Sounds
Sight Sound: Dutch Cemetery
Sights & Sounds
Early morning at Elmina Fish Harbour – Sights & Sounds
Brand Elmina · Playlist
Travel 60 Seconds
Short-form travel films from Brand Elmina — Elmina and beyond. Bringing diversity of place to the archive while rooted in the spirit of Ghanaian heritage travel.
Travel 60 Seconds
Ghana's Highest Majestic Wli Water Falls
Travel 60 Seconds
Conquering mountain Afadja Ghana's highest mountain in 60 seconds
Travel 60 Seconds
Travel 60 Seconds: The Oldest & Only Military Structure of Gold Coast, Fort Jago
Travel 60 Seconds
Travel 60 Seconds: Discover the Serenity of Busua Beach
Travel 60 Seconds
Travel 60 Seconds: Discover the Hidden Beauty of Akaa Falls
Travel 60 Seconds