- National Heritage Board (Singapore)
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National Heritage Board 
Logo of the NHB Agency overview Formed August 1993 Preceding agency National Archives, National Museum and Oral History Department Jurisdiction Government of Singapore Annual budget $104 million SGD (2010) Agency executives Mr Ong Yew Huat, Chairman
Mr Michael Koh, Chief ExecutiveParent agency Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts Website nhb.gov.sg The National Heritage Board (Abbreviation: NHB; Simplified Chinese: 国家文物局) is a statutory board of the Singapore Government, under the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA).
National Heritage Board (NHB) actively champions the development of a vibrant cultural and heritage sector in Singapore. NHB makes heritage enriching, fun and accessible to all through exciting events that engage diverse audiences like the iconic Singapore HeritageFest, International Museum Day, and Istana Art Event.
NHB further promotes public awareness and appreciation of our heritage through educational, outreach and community programmes. NHB partners like-minded entities in the people, private and public sector and provide state-of-the-art archival and conservation services through the National Archives of Singapore, Preservation Monuments Board and Heritage Conservation Centre.
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Museums and Centres
The NHB operates the following leading museums, institutions and heritage interpretative centres.
- Asian Civilisations Museum
- National Museum of Singapore
- Singapore Art Museum
- Peranakan Museum
- Singapore Philatelic Museum
- Memories at Old Ford Factory
- Reflections at Bukit Chandu
- National Archives of Singapore
- Heritage Conservation Center
- Malay Heritage Center
- Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
- National Art Gallery of Singapore
- Preservation of Monuments Board
Vision and Mission
The vision of the National Heritage Board is "To Make Heritage An Enriching Part of Everyone's Life".
Their mission is "To Foster Nationhood, Identity And Creativity Through Heritage And Cultural Development".
Values
Values of the National Heritage Board form the acronym 'ENRIC²H':
- Esprit de corp
- Nurture
- Reliability
- Integrity
- Creativity
- Customer Orientation
- Happening
Museum Roundtable
The Museum Roundtable is an initiative led by NHB since 1996, with the objective of building a museum-going culture in Singapore while positioning museums as cultural destinations.
There 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, Explore Singapore! which happens from November to December, and Children's Season which aims to cultivate museum-going interests in children with exhibits and installations at various participating museums.[1]
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