The Bureau of Ghana Languages, formerly known as the Vernacular Literature Bureau, was established in 1951 with the aid of UNESCO as an independent statutory corporation by the Gold Coast Vernacular Literature Board Ordinance 1950, CAP .119 of the laws of the Gold Coast (as amended by Ordinance No. 44 of 1951).

 

The copyright office is the agency responsible in Ghana for the implementation of the Copyright Act of 2005, Act 690. Since its establishment in 2005, the copyright office performs the following functions towards the discharge of its functions under the law.

The Ghana Museums and Monuments Board (GMMB) is the legal custodian of Ghana’s cultural heritage. The Board was established in March 1957 as a result of the merger of the Interim Council of the National Museum of the Gold Coast and the Monuments and Relics Commission. The GMMB is governed by the NLC Decree 387 of 1969, which was further strengthened by the Executive Instrument (E.I.) 29 of 1973.

The National Theatre of Ghana is jointly built by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Ghana. It is a beautiful edifice located right in the heart of Accra.

If there is any one artistic group that has given credence to the claim that our culture is exportable, it is the National Dance Company of Ghana (Ghana Dance Ensemble).

The National Theatre Company (Abibigromma) was established in August, 1983 at the School of Performing Arts, University of Ghana Legon, as a model repertory troupe to facilitate teaching, research and experimentation.

By the order of the first President of Ghana, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) was established by the Late Philip Gbeho in 1959. The orchestra is a government organisation with its own administration under the control of the National Commission on Culture.