The African Historical Photographic Archives (AHPA) was established in 2001 to preserve and promote the rich historical photographic collections on the African continent. The main goal of the project is to create a visual information window or portal of all the significant photographic collections in Africa. The AHPA website aims to create a historical photographic portal for Museums and collectors to showcase their collections to the public and their peers.
The AHPA will focus on early cultural and historical photographs taken in Africa and will also include events of present that is of significant historical importance. Criteria for the inclusion of photographs will inter alia include images of early Africa and attention will be given to all photographs of significant historical value.
Museums, organizations and private collections can submitted their collections for referencing on the website at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Please note that the AHPA is only a visual portal and doesn't own or represent any of the museum or private collections.