Section 6

to explore and present the heritage and nationhood of the people of Singapore in the context of their ancestral cultures, their links with South-East Asia, Asia and the world through the collection, preservation, interpretation and display of objects and records;

to promote public awareness, appreciation and understanding of the arts, culture and heritage, both by means of the Board’s collections and by such other means as it considers appropriate;

to promote the establishment and development of organisations concerned with the national heritage of Singapore;

to provide a permanent repository of records of national or historical significance and to facilitate access thereto;

to conduct records management programmes for the Government;

to record, preserve and disseminate the history of Singapore through oral history methodology or other means; and

to advise the Government in respect of matters relating to the national heritage of Singapore.