The Uganda National Cultural Centre (UNCC) is a Ugandan statutory body that was established by the Uganda National Cultural Centre Act, a 1959 Act of Parliament (amended 1965). Officially inaugurated on 2 December 1959, it is charged with:
- providing and establishing theatres and cultural centres in the country.
- encouraging and developing cultural and artistic activities.
- providing a home to societies, groups and organisations that deal in art,culture and entertainment.
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