Centres for National Culture - Northern Region - Ghana

The Regional Office of the Centre for National Culture in Tamale is located at the Central Business District of the Metropolis. It is a magnificent edifice bounded on the East by the Police Park, to the North by the Police Barracks, to the South by the Regional Library and to the West by Giddipas restaurant on the Tamale - Bolga road. The Centre has a total land space of 43,890 square meters, with the office structure occupying 25,600 square meters.
CraftsThere is a rich crafts village with lots of varied crafts works in leather, horse shoes, beads, smocks, batik, tie and dye and sewing centers. There are also drinking bars and restaurant for Tourists or visitors, who throng in daily for craft works and entertainment at the centre.
Vision And Mission- The Centres' mission is in line with the National Commission on Culture's mission "To identify, mobilize, harness available resources and coordinate activities of laid down institutions and agencies and to disseminate information with a view to preserving Ghanaian Cultural Heritage, developing and promoting the arts, technology and creativity within the frame work of the National Cultural policy".
Objectives of the Centre
These objectives are achieved through programmes that are aimed at passing down our rich and positive Cultural heritage from generation to generation.
Main Objectives

To document and promote Ghana's traditional values such as those enshrined in our concepts of human dignity, concepts, attitudes, law and order etc.
To ensure the growth and development of our Cultural institutions and make them relevant to human development, democratic governance and national integration.
To enhance Ghanaian Cultural life and develop Cultural programmes to contribute to the nations human development and material progress through heritage preservation, conservation, promotion and the use of traditional and modern arts and crafts to create wealth and alleviate poverty.

Functions of the Centre
The Centre for National Culture as a social institution has the following functions to perform..
· Policy planning, monitoring and evaluation.
· Promotes the performing Arts, Music, Dance and Drama.
· Promotes the Visual Arts and Cottage Industrial sector.
· Organizing Youth Cultural Programmes.
· Executing Public Education and Information.
· Carry out Production and Exhibitions of the Arts and Crafts.
· Conduct Research and documentation of the Cultural heritage of the region.
· Monitor and supervise activities and programmes of the District Cultural Centres.
· Organising workshops
· Collaborating with other stakeholders in an effort to achieve target goals.