Mandate        

The department is responsible for policy formulation, planning and coordination of conservation and development of museums and cultural heritage.

Functions

The main functions of the department are to:

 i) Initiate, formulate, and implement policies, plans, legislation, regulations, guidelines and strategies on cultural heritage ;

 ii) Formulate and coordinate implementation of regulations on international conventions, treaties and agreements under the Museums and Monuments;

iii) Collect, analyse and disseminate data and information on cultural heritage;

iv) Foster Public Private Partnership in preservation, presentation and sustainable development of cultural heritage;

v) Develop skills for preservation, presentation and sustainable development of cultural heritage; and

vi) Monitor and evaluate the implementation of the policies, legislation, plans and guidelines on development of cultural resources.