La Maison promotes Ghanaian culture internationally

La Maison, an exhibition centre of Ghanaian arts is establishing itself as the place of culture and gaining fame as the major promoter of local handicrafts internationally.

Situated at Osu in Accra, La Maison has a collection of furniture, sculptures, paintings, necklaces, earrings bangles, and other handicrafts made from Ghanaian materials and resources for both domestic and international markets.

The centre exhibit works of various artists such as; Nana Anoff, Panji Anoff, Nada Moukarzel, Nii Obodai, Rania Odaymat and Nyani Quarmyne who have put up paintings, artistic innovations and sculptures that tell stories and send memories to their patrons.

Mrs Moukarzel told Ghana News Agency that the exhibition, which would last until October 12, would among other things raise the standard of Ghanaian culture to the outside world in view of the fact that most of the patrons are foreigners.

She said: “What I have realised in Ghana is that, Ghanaians have a very rich culture, but the promotion has not been encouraging and that is why some of us have taken it upon ourselves to promote it to rub shoulders with European and other cultures.”

Mrs Moukarzel said the exhibition is to create awareness about what the centre has been doing in the past years and to let Ghanaians appreciate the importance of their culture and the need to promote it to international standards.

She appealed to government and other stakeholders to support cultural activities to promote Ghana positively as a hub of rich culture in consonance with the proverbial Ghanaian hospitality.

“I have lived in Ghana for the past 17 years and the only gesture I can give back to Ghanaians is by becoming the Ambassador of their culture for the outside world,” she said.