Si Hene

Founded in 2020, Si Hene is a foundation based in Accra, Ghana working on heritage, arts & culture, education +1 more.

Si Hene is a non-profit foundation based in Accra, Ghana, that archives and preserves the chieftaincy, royal and everyday cultural heritage of Ghana. It began in 2020 as an Instagram archive of royal umbrellas, stools and chieftaincy imagery and has grown into a foundation running archive collections, oral history, photography, restitution and community archiving work, alongside education and training. Its Cultural Centre, with an Archive Lab, Reading Room, courtyard, café and co-working spaces, is scheduled to open in October 2026 at 128 Ring Road East, Accra, and is planned as Ghana's first membership-based cultural centre. The foundation offers school field trips, practical workshops, a reference library, and volunteer and internship opportunities, and collaborates with institutions, researchers and artists. Its work connects Ghanaian heritage to the wider African continent and diaspora.