The report on the management and protection of cultural heritage, prepared by the Expert Working Group on Cultural Heritage of the Visegrad Countries brings together 30 years’ experience in historic preservation and the expertise of specialists from across the region. It helps to understand the long journey from the underfunded and centralised monument protection systems in several post-communist states to the modern forms of heritage preservation – integrated into the activities of local authorities and open to the participation of civil societies.
The purpose of this report is to observe the nature and history of this process by presenting the legal acts and administrative instruments enacted in each of the four countries. V4 Group’s Report contains information about the monument preservation systems in V4 countries, interviews with experts, a selection of the most interesting projects in the field of heritage management in V4 countries and presentation of projects coordinated by the Expert Working Group on Cultural Heritage of Visegrad Countries.
The International Cultural Centre has been responsible for coordinating the work of the Group, which involves representatives of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the Office of the Prime Minister of Hungary, and the Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic.
