Elmina Java Museum

Elmina Java Museum
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Established2003
LocationElmina, Ghana
Coordinates5°05′58″N 1°20′48″W / 5.0995°N 1.3468°W / 5.0995; -1.3468

The Elmina Java Museum is a museum in Elmina, Ghana, dedicated to the history of the so-called Belanda Hitam; soldiers recruited in the 19th century in the Dutch Gold Coast to serve in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army.[1] The museum is funded by the Edward A. Ulzen Memorial Foundation.[2]

  1. ^ Van Kessel 2003.
  2. ^ Dirk Mellema (22 April 2003). "Nazaten Brielse slavenhandelaar openen museum in Ghana". Rotterdams Dagblad. Retrieved 26 April 2013.