• The Museums of History and Ethnography: To establish and maintain museums and galleries for the collection, preservation and presentation of artefacts and art treasures.
• Natural History: To maintain and display Jamaica ’s flora and fauna collections
• ACIJ/JMB: To document and disseminate information on the impact of the African presence inJamaica and the wider Caribbean .
• Liberty Hall: Legacy of Marcus Garvey is a unit of the ACIJ formed to promote the memory of Marcus Garvey among Jamaicans through educational programmes, exhibitions among others. 
• Junior Centres: To develop the potential of children in visual and performing arts and to broaden their appreciation of Jamaica ’s culture.   
• National Gallery: To acquire Jamaican art for Public display  
• Libraries of the Institute of Jamaica

The Institute of Jamaica , the cultural agency of the government, charged with the mandate of promulgating the advance “For the Encouragement of Literature, Science and Art in Jamaica ”, operates four Special Libraries, each attracting its own target audience. These are The Science Library, The African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica (ACIJ) Library, The Garvey Research and Reference Library and the Junior Centre Library.