To manage products and services that promote an understanding and appreciation of Zimbabwe’s diverse heritage.

• Integrity
• Team work
• Impartiality
• Excellence
• Accountability

i. To administer museums and national monuments.
ii. To provide for the preservation and protection of monuments, relics specimens and other objects of historical or scientific value or interest.
iii. To document, preserve and present Zimbabwe Liberation Heritage
iv. To investigate and report upon any matter relating to any monument or relic, including the desirability of declaring any monument to be a national monument
v. To compile and keep a register of all national monuments and of any relics that it has acquired or that have been brought to its notice.
vi. To prohibit unauthorized excavation of monuments
vii. To promote community involvement in heritage management
viii. To regulate impact of development activities on heritage
ix. To conduct original research in human and natural sciences
x. To promote awareness, learning and enjoyment
xi. To safeguard the intangible aspect of cultural heritage

i. National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 25:11]
ii. Protected Places and Areas Act [Chapter 11:12]