 Sigurd Curman (NA from 1923) created a central head agency with a number of County Antiquarians to head all the county museums in Sweden.The County Antiquarians also coordinated their work with the National Heritage Board, which function as an independent government agency since 1938.Part of the museum collections are today under the "Statens historiska museer" (SHMM) ("National Historical Museums"), the history of which is closely linked with that of the National Heritage Board.