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Place · Osu & Oxford Street

W. E. B. Du Bois Memorial Centre for Pan-African CultureW. E. B. Du Bois Memorial Centre

The former home and grave of the African-American scholar and activist W. E. B. Du Bois, who settled in Accra in 1961: a quiet, indoor hour on Pan-African and diaspora history.

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Key facts

Time on site
45–65 min
p95 90 min
Price
on site
bring cash
Hours
09:00–17:00
typical, check
Best time
morning
quietest window
28″ bags
No
Osu & Oxford Street: forbidden
Getting there
Car to the centre, Cantonments near Osu
  • Pilgrimage site for the African diaspora
  • Quiet indoor history stop
  • Pan-African history
  • Go morning
  • Bring cash
  • Mostly indoors

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  • Ghana ↗Do not photograph police, military sites, airports or the presidential buildings.
  • Greater Accra ↗Leave Accra before 07:00 for the coast or the airport: traffic doubles ride times by 08:00.
  • Accra ↗Broken pavements, traffic and heat: bags go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
  • Accra ↗Avoid crossing the city 07:00–09:30 and 16:30–19:30: plan one cluster per morning and stay put at rush hour.
Usually 09:00–17:00
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Time on site

minutes

Minimum

30min

Worthwhile

45min

Typical

65min

p95

90min

Hours are not printed here until verified; the centre is generally closed on public holidays — check the day before.

On the ground

Getting in, crowds, and where to go if it does not work

Getting in

Stop
Car to the centre, Cantonments near Osu
Exit
—
Ticket
on site · official site · bring cash
Stairs
unknown
Shoes
Shoes on.

Crowds and switching

Crowd clock
Quiet most days; busier around diaspora-heritage events and 'December in GH'.
Sensory load
2/5
Exposure
low

Bailouts

  1. heat

    Nearest AC café (field-verify)

  2. rain

    Stay inside: the exhibits are indoor

Nearest rescue anchor: E — Osu centre rest point (field-verify)

Red lines

  • Photography rules vary by room; ask staff before using a camera near the grave and archive materials.
More on the groundPrices · Closures · Rules on site · Access and kids · Next door

Tickets and prices

2026 estimate · check the posted board
TicketPriceNote
EntryGH₵ 20–40 (2026 estimate)Confirm at the gate; student rates may apply.

Closed days and closures

WhenStatusWhat it means for you
Public holidayscheck before you goLikely closed; confirm before you go.

“Check” means the date moves year to year or is not published far ahead: confirm on the official page for your date.

Rules on site

enforced at the gate or by guards
dress
Casual dress is fine.
photos
Ask staff before photographing the grave and archive rooms.

Access and kids

wheelchair: cautionstroller: okkids: caution
with kids
A history-and-reading-heavy museum; better suited to older children with some background on the civil-rights era.

Next door, in walking order

  1. +15′Oxford Street, Osu — Or a short car ride.

Deep dive

Questions, what is nearby, photos and sources

Questions and answers

answered by Voykit editors · dated
Who was W. E. B. Du Bois?

An African-American scholar, writer and civil-rights leader who moved to Ghana in 1961 at Kwame Nkrumah's invitation and became a Ghanaian citizen shortly before his death in 1963.

Checked 2026-09-29 · Voykit desk

Answers come from Voykit editors, not from other travellers.

Nearby

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.

Sources