“The complex social structure of the Ghanaian society is due in part to the fact that there are about 79 languages spoken in a country whose population is about 19 million (in the year 2000). The Ghanaian cultural melting pot is compounded by the fact that several religions are being practiced. It is within this social fabric that most Ghanaian artists coexist and evolve their aesthetic ideas.” Read more about the history of Ghanaian and visit the Virtual Museum of Contemporary Ghanaian Art here.