The National Heritage Board (NHB) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) of the Government of Singapore. It was formed on 1 August 1993.
National Museums and Heritage Institutions
The National Heritage Board operates the following national museums and heritage institutions.
Museums
Asian Civilisations Museum
National Museum of Singapore
Peranakan Museum
Singapore Philatelic Museum (to be rebranded as Children's Museum Singapore) Reflections at Bukit Chandu
Heritage Institutions
Language
Preservation of Sites and Monuments
Heritage Conservation Centre - architecture and building project
Indian Heritage Centre
Malay Heritage Centre
Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
Museum Roundtable
The Museum Roundtable is an initiative led by NHB since 1996.
There are more than 50 members for this initiative, consisting of public and private museums, heritage galleries and attractions in Singapore such as the Singapore Art Museum, the National Museum of Singapore, the Asian Civilisations Museum, the Science Centre Singapore and the National Library of Singapore.
It regularly organises joint-events with the NHB and other private and public partners in an attempt to elevate Singapore's heritage and museological landscape. Examples of such key events are International Museum Day, which is held annually in May, and Children's Season, which aims to cultivate museum-going interests in children with exhibits and installations at various participating museums.