Shaping the regulations
Seeking to partner with MTWA on the Rules and Regulations of the Museums and Monuments Act, 2023, and to advocate for fair frameworks and fiscal incentives.
The professional association for Uganda's heritage custodians
Heritage is our anchor and our future.
MMAU unites the custodians, conservators and owners of Uganda's museums, monuments and heritage sites — building their capacity and giving them a coordinated voice with government, partners and communities.
Draft regulations
New rules for heritage custodians are being finalised. The draft Museums and Monuments Regulations, 2025 would introduce licensing, inspections, approval for repairs, controls on site use, entry fees and powers of compulsory acquisition.
2025
Constitution registered with URSB, 5 December 2025
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Objective areas, from policy and advocacy to digital transformation
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Membership categories: Institutional, Individual, Associate and Honorary
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Seats on the Executive Board, including all four regions
What we work towards
Five objective areas, one coordinated voice
Professional standards
Aiming to train custodians to meet statutory competencies, and to establish a shared pool of curators, conservators and heritage experts.
A viable heritage economy
Working to secure grants and partnerships, and to establish financial vehicles such as a SACCO and an Endowment Fund.
Quality assurance
Aiming to develop a national Quality Assurance and Accreditation System for private heritage sites, with a Seal of Approval.
Heritage, documented
Aiming to protect members' intellectual property and to build a centralised Digital Heritage Repository.
Explore all objectives
The full set of objectives is set out in Article 3 of the MMAU Constitution.
The basis of membership
303 sites. One association for their custodians.
Statutory Instrument No. 69 of 2024 declares 303 graves, archaeological sites, historical and cultural sites, monuments and forts as protected heritage resources of significant value to Uganda.
Custodians of these sites join MMAU as Institutional members. Search the full list to find your site.
“A coordinated and empowered network of heritage custodians preserving Uganda's museums and monuments for future generations.”
Our vision
Who we serve
Built for the people who keep heritage alive
Museums & heritage sites
Registered museums, monuments, cultural institutions and heritage sites, including custodians of sites in the Declaration.
Heritage professionals
Professionals, conservators and heritage practitioners working to protect Uganda's tangible and intangible heritage.
Students, NGOs & academia
Students, non-governmental organisations, academic institutions and local government entities with an interest in heritage.
Engaging with
Working alongside the sector
MMAU is engaging with government and sector bodies to advance the interests of heritage custodians.
GovernmentMinistry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities
HeritageUganda Museum
CultureCross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda
TourismUganda Tourism Association
TourismUganda Tourism Board
CultureNational Culture Forum
MuseumsUganda Community Museums Association
In other languages
Mu Luganda
Ekibiina ky'Amaterekero g'Ebyafaayo n'Ebijjukizo bya Uganda (MMAU) kibiina ekitakola magoba ekigatta abakuumi, abalabirira n'bannannyini materekero g'ebyafaayo, ebijjukizo n'ebifo eby'obusika mu Uganda. Tubongera obusobozi okukuuma, okuddukanya n'okutumbula obusika bwa Uganda nga tukolagana ne gavumenti, bannamukago n'abantu. Abakuumi b'ebifo 303 ebyalangirirwa okukuumibwa bayitibwa okwegatta ku kibiina.
Kwa Kiswahili
Chama cha Makumbusho na Minara ya Kumbukumbu cha Uganda (MMAU) ni chama kisicho cha faida kinachowaunganisha walinzi, wahifadhi na wamiliki wa makumbusho, minara ya kumbukumbu na maeneo ya urithi nchini Uganda. Tunawajengea uwezo wa kulinda, kusimamia na kutangaza urithi wa kitamaduni na wa asili wa Uganda kwa kushirikiana na serikali, washirika na jamii. Walinzi wa maeneo 303 yaliyotangazwa kuwa urithi uliolindwa wanakaribishwa kujiunga.