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Despite Automobile Museum

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Despite Automobile Museum
EstablishedJune 1, 2025; 16 months ago (2025-06-01)
LocationEast Legon, Accra, Ghana
TypeAutomobile museum
Collections
Classic cars, luxury cars, sports cars, motorcycles
Collection size
over 80 cars [1]
FounderOsei Kwame Despite
Websitewww.despiteautomuseum.com

Despite Automobile Museum (Despite Auto Museum) is a privately owned automobile museum in Accra, Ghana. It was established by Ghanaian entrepreneur Osei Kwame Despite from his private car collection. The museum exhibits more than 80 automobiles, including both modern and vintage models.[2][3]

History

The museum was commissioned on 1 June 2025 by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene and opened to the public on 6th June 2025. The collection grew from the personal automobile collection of Ghanaian entrepreneur Osei Kwame Despite, who is known for his passion for cars.[4]

Location

The museum is located on Cotton Street in East Legon, Accra, Ghana, on the site formerly occupied by the Lizzy Sports Complex.[3][5]

Collection

The museum's collection includes classic, vintage, luxury and modern performance vehicles, as well as motorcycles including models produced by manufacturers such as Bugatti, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar and Harley-Davidson including a Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith LWB, several Bentley models, Mercedes-Benz vehicles, Jaguars and Harley-Davidson motorcycles.[2][6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Despite Automobile Museum | Discover Auto Heritage". Despite Automobile Museum. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Despite Automobile Museum opens with rare vintage cars". Business and Financial Times. Accra, Ghana. 2025-06-04. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Despite Automobile Museum – Automuseums.info". Retrieved 2026-08-09.
  4. ↑ "Driven by vision: Inside Ghana's first world-class automobile museum - MyJoyOnline". 2025-06-02. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
  5. ↑ "'Lizzy's Sports Complex wasn't profitable' – Marcel Desailly". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
  6. ↑ "Despite's Auto Museum: A look at some luxury cars and their estimated prices". 2 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "PHOTOS: See the top 20 cars inside the Despite Automobile Museum". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana. 2025-06-01. Retrieved 2026-08-09.

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