Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, Mausoleum and museum in downtown Accra, Ghana

The Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum is the centerpiece of a five-acre memorial park on the former British colonial polo grounds in downtown Accra. Its marble-clad form, designed by E. G. A. Don Arthur, represents an upside-down sword, an Akan symbol of peace, and is topped by a black star. The grave of Nkrumah and his wife Fathia lies inside beneath a skylight, surrounded by river-washed rocks and water.

The complex was inaugurated in 1992 on the former British polo grounds where Ghana declared independence in 1957. The site underwent a major renovation in 2023 that added new facilities and modern payment systems.

The museum holds objects from every stage of Nkrumah's life, and inside the mausoleum hang photographs of him with world leaders such as John F. Kennedy and Pope Pius XII. Along the main walkway, two pools each hold seven crouching flute-player figures that seem to greet visitors.

The park lies in the city center and is easily accessible from several main roads. Visitors should plan several hours to explore the mausoleum, the library, and the museum area.

The architecture follows the symbolic form of an upside-down sword in Akan tradition, expressing peace and the end of conflict. A skylight in the roof casts daylight onto the marble grave marker where Nkrumah and his wife rest.