Limbo Museum, a new cultural institution in Ghana, will celebrate its official opening in November 2024. Founded by Dominique Petit-Frère and Emil Grip of Limbo Accra, alongside partners Diallo Simon-Ponte and Lennart Wolff, the museum reclaims an unfinished concrete neo-brutalist structure located in central Accra, transforming it into a space for cultural dialogue and artistic expression.
The Limbo Museum integrates architecture, ecology, sustainability and creativity to transform abandoned, neglected or unfinished urban building projects into new opportunities. Aligned to Limbo Accra’s mission, the museum aims to restore unfinished structures into spaces of cultural and environmental significance, addressing a gap in West Africa's urban landscape. This groundbreaking project invites world-renowned architects, artists, curators, and researchers to reimagine these "planetary voids," exploring how forgotten or incomplete buildings can serve as sustainable, functional art spaces. By turning neglected sites into collaborative spaces, Limbo Museum aims to create a platform for envisioning new approaches to urban regeneration, building a collective future that values restoration and creativity.
The inaugural exhibition will host renowned figures in architecture and art, such as Ibrahim Mahama, Tosin Oshinowo, and Sofia Pia Belenky, in a series of panels exploring the intersections of art, architecture, and sustainability. The event will serve as a centre point for exchanging ideas around repurposing architectural "ruins" and fostering new, sustainable practices within the creative community.
Drawing inspiration from the “Kunsthalle” model, Limbo Museum aims to be a place of impermanence and experimentation, inviting ongoing collaboration and creative exchange around regenerative architecture. Through the project, Limbo Accra hopes to encourage sustainable interactions with Ghana’s built environment and inspiring similar projects worldwide.
