Catalogue of public information

In accordance with the provisions and purpose of the Access to Public Information Act (ZDIJZ), we edit and publish the Catalogue of Public Information of the ZVKDS.

1. Basic catalogue information

Name of the institution: the Public Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for the Protection of Cultural Heritage

Abbreviation: ZVKDS

Official address: Zvezdarska ulica 1, Ljubljana

Person responsible: Jernej Hudolin, Director General

Date of first publication of the catalogue: Mon, 02/16/2009

The catalogue in word format is available on the ZVKDS website: www.zvkds.si – Catalogue

Other forms of the catalogue: the printed form is available at the seat of the Authority.

 

2. General information about the Authority and the public information at its disposal

2.1. Scope of work

It is founded by the Republic of Slovenia. The Government of the Republic of Slovenia shall exercise the founder's rights and obligations. The ZVKDS performs a public service in the field of protection of immovable and related movable and living cultural heritage. The functioning and organisation of the Institute is defined in the ZVKDS1 and the Decision on the establishment of the Public Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for the Protection of Cultural Heritage

Cultural heritage protection: the ZVKDS is responsible for the identification, evaluation, documentation and protection of Slovenia's cultural heritage.

Cultural heritage research: the ZVKDS conducts research on cultural heritage and cooperates with various professional and scientific institutions in its study.

Education and awareness-raising: the ZVKDS runs education programmes and raises public awareness of the importance and value of cultural heritage. This encourages a responsible attitude towards heritage and promotes its importance for the identity and cultural richness of society.

Cooperation with local communities: the SCCHR cooperates with local communities, municipalities and other stakeholders in the protection and management of cultural heritage. The aim is to create synergies between national and local levels and to preserve heritage at all levels.

Cultural heritage management: the ZVKDS participates in the planning and implementation of measures for the conservation and maintenance of cultural heritage at national and local level.

International cooperation: the ZVKDS cooperates with foreign institutions and organisations, exchanges knowledge and experience, and participates in international projects in the field of cultural heritage protection.

Name: the Public Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for the Protection of Cultural Heritage

Short name: Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia

Abbreviation: ZVKDS

Registration number: 1423215

Telephone number: 01/23 43 100

Budget user number: 38105

Email address: tajnistvo@zvkds.si

ZVKDS is entered in the Court Register at the District Court in Ljubljana under entry number 1/32177/00.

Tax number: SI45991413

Name of the Agent: Jernej Hudolin

Address: 40 Poljanska cesta

Sub-account number at the UJP: 01 100-6030381005

Type of agent: Managing Director

The ZVKDS has two main organisational units, the Cultural Heritage Service and the Centre for Conservation. More about ZVKDS...

Organigram

2.3. Internal organisational units

  • Secretariat of the Director General, Zvezdarska 1, 1000 Ljubljana, T 01/23 43 104, F 01/23 43 176, E: tajnistvo@zvkds.si
  • Research Institute, Head: dr. Polonca Ropret, E: polona.ropret@zvkds.si, Poljanska cesta 40, 1000 Ljubljana, T 01/23 43 118, M 031/813 654, E: tajnistvo@zvkds.si
  • Restoration Centre, Poljanska cesta 40, 1000 Ljubljana,, T 01/23 43 140, F 01/23 43 176, E: tajnistvo.rc@zvkds.si
  • Centre for Preventive Archaeology, Zvezdarska 1, p.p. 338, 1000 Ljubljana, T 08/20 50 720, F 01/25 11 515, E: tajnistvo.cpa@zvkds.si
  • Cultural Heritage and Development Office, Zvezdarska ulica 1, 1000 Ljubljana, T 01/40 07 927, F 01/40 07 986, E: tajnistvo.skd.sri@zvkds.si
  • ZVKDS Gallery, Zvezdarska ulica 1, 1000 Ljubljana, T 059/34 00 97, E: ingrid.merlak@zvkds.si
  • Public Relations Department, Zvezdarska 1, 1000 Ljubljana, T 01/23 43 174, E: soj@zvkds.si

Contact details of the official responsible for supplying information of a public nature

Those seeking public information are kindly requested to send their request for the provision of the ICH to the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, Metelkova 4, 1000 Ljubljana or by e-mail to: tajnistvo.skd.sri@zvkds.si.

(The costs are set out in the REGULATION ON THE TRANSMISSION AND RE-USE OF PUBLIC FACILITY INFORMATION).

Official person responsible for providing information of a public nature: Borut Šantej, Phone: 01/2350 902, Email: tajnistvo.skd.sri@zvkds.si

Data Protection Officer: Institute of Economics, Law and Informatics. The Data Protection Officer (DPO) of the Public Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Slovenia can be contacted at pooblascena.oseba@iepri.si.

  • Borut Šantej, Official person for the provision of public information ZVKDS, T: 01 235 09 02, Email: borut.santej@zvkds.si
  • Marko Šerbel, Public Information Officer ZVKDS, T: 031/867 550, Email: marko.serbel@zvkds.si

2.5. List of officials authorised to take decisions or conduct administrative procedures at the ZVKDS

2.6 List of strategic and programming documents by thematic strand

2.7 List of other computerised databases

List of collections:Single accounting system

2.8 List of laws, regulations and EU rules in the Authority's field of work

Cultural legislation and heritage protection

  • Cultural Heritage Protection Act/ZVKD-1/ (Official Journal of the RS, No 16/08, 123/08, 8/11 - ORZVKD39, 90/12, 111/13, 32/16, 21/18 - ZNOrg, 78/23 - ZUNPEOVE, 131/2023 - ZORZFS)
  • Act on the Realisation of the Public Interest in Culture /ZUJIK/ (Official Journal of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 96/2002, 123/2006 - ZFO-1, 7/2007 - Decree of the US, 53/2007, 65/2007 - Decree of the US, 56/2008, 4/2010, 20/2011, 100/2011 - Decree of the US, 111/2013, 68/2016, 61/2017, 21/2018 - ZNOrg, 49/2020 - ZIUZEOP, 3/2022 - ZDeb, 105/2022 - ZZNŠPP, 8/2025)
  • Law on the Ownership of Cultural Monuments in Public Ownership /ZLKSDL/ (Official Journal of the RS, No. 89/99 and 107/1999 - Amended)
  • Law on the Return of Objects of Cultural Heritage Unlawfully Removed /ZVPOPKD/ (Official Journal of the RS, No. 126/03 and 8/16)
  • Triglav National Park Act /TNP-1/ (Official Journal of the RS, No 52/2010, 46/2014-ZON-C, 60/2017, 82/20 and 18/23 - ZDU-10)
  • Regulation on Heritage Conservation Areas (Official Journal of the RS, No 69/22)
  • Regulations on the marking of cultural monuments (Official Journal of the RS, No 94/21)
  • Regulations on the lists of heritage phenomena and conservation guidelines (Official Journal of the RS, No 102/10)
  • Conservation Plan Regulations (Official Journal of the RS, No 66/09)
  • Rules on the conservation plan for renovation (Official Journal of the RS, No 76/10)
  • Rules on the submission and settlement of applications for funding from the State budget for preliminary archaeological research (Official Journal of the RS, No 93/14 and 73/16)
  • Rules on the Register of Cultural Heritage (Official Journal of the RS, No 66/09)
  • Regulations on the search for archaeological remains and the use of technical means for these purposes (Official Journal of the RS, No. 49/14)
  • Regulations on archaeological research (Official Journal of the RS, No 3/13 and 56/22)
  • Regulations on the protection and preservation of national treasures and museum material, on entry in the Register of Museums and on the granting of authorisation to perform the national public service of museums (Official Journal of the RS, No 47/12)

 Other regulations in the field of the ZVKDS

  • Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia /URS/ (Official Journal of the RS, No 33/91-I, 42/97 - UZS68, 66/00 - UZ80, 24/03 - UZ3a, 47, 68, 69/04 - UZ14, 69/04 - UZ43, 69/04 - UZ50, 68/06 - UZ121,140,143, 47/13 - UZ148, 47/13 - UZ90,97,99, 75/16 - UZ70a and 92/21 - UZ62a)
  • Spatial Planning Act/ZUreP-3/ (Official Journal of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 199/21, 18/23 - ZDU-1O, 78/23 - ZUNPEOVE, 95/23 - ZIUOPZP, 131/2023- ZORZFS, 23/2024, 38/2024 - EZ-2, 81/2024 - ZORZFS-A, 109/2024, 25/2025 - US, 57/2025 - ZORZFS-C, 75/2025)
  • Building Act /GZ-1/ (Official Journal of the RS No 199/21, 105/22 - ZZNŠPP, 78/2023 - ZUNPEOVE, 95/2023 - ZIUOPZP, 121/2023 - sc. US, 131/2023 - ZORZFS, 133/2023, 85/2024 - ZAID-A, 47/2025 - US, 75/2025)
  • Nature Conservation Act /NPA/ (Official Journal of the RS, No.  56/1999, 31/2000 - Pop........................, 110/2002 - ZGO-1, 119/2002, 41/2004, 61/2006 - ZDru-1, 32/2008 - US, 8/2010 - ZSKZ-B, 46/2014, 21/2018 - ZNOrg, 31/2018, 61/2020 - ZIUZEOP-A, 82/2020, 3/2022 - ZDeb, 105/2022 - THE NMSP, 18/2023 - ZDU-1O, 131/2023 - ZORZFS)
  • Law on War Graves /ZVG/ (Official Journal of the RS, No 65/03, 72/09 and 32/17)
  • Law on Concealed War Graves and the Burial of Victims of War /ZPVGPŽ/(Official Journal of the RS, No 55/15 and 92/21)
  • Act on Funeral and Cemetery Activities /ZPPDej/(Official Journal of the RS, No 62/16 and 3/22 - ZDeb)
  • Law on the Promotion of Coherent Regional Development /ZSRR-2/ (/(Official Journal of the RS, No. 20/11, 57/12, 46/16 and 18/23 - ZDU-1O)
  • Environmental Protection Act /ZVO-2/ (Official Journal of the RS, No. 44/22, 81/2022 - Art. US, 121/2022 - ZUOKPOE, 160/2022 - art. US, 18/2023 - ZDU-1O, 78/2023 - ZUNPEOVE, 95/2023 - ZIUOPZP, 131/2023 - ZORZFS, 23/2024, 81/2024 - ZORZFS-A, 21/2025 - ZOPVOOV, 56/2025 - PoZ))

International agreements on the protection of cultural heritage

  • Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict /Hague Convention/with rules for its implementation and protocol (Official Journal of the FRY, No 4/56) - International Treaties, Protection of Monuments, No 29)
  • Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (Official Journal of the SFRY - International Treaties, No 50/73)
  • Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (Official Journal of the SFRY, No 56/74)
  • European Convention for the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (Official Journal of the RS, International Treaties, No 7-21/99) amended)
  • Convention for the Protection of Europe's Architectural Treasures (Official Gazette of the SFRY - International Treaties, No 4-11/91)
  • Council of Europe Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society (Official Gazette of the SFRY - International Treaties, No 5-26/08)
  • Convention for the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage /(Official Journal of the Republic of Slovenia - International Treaties, No. 1-1/08)
  • Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage /(Official Journal of the Republic of Slovenia - International Treaties, No. 1-2/08)
  • Act ratifying the Council of Europe Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society /(Official Journal of the RS - International Treaties, No 5-26/08)

 Regulations governing the ZVKDS

  • Budget of the Republic of Slovenia for 2025 /DP2025/ (Official Journal of the RS, No 123/2023, 104/2024)
  • Law on the Execution of the Budgets of the Republic of Slovenia for 2024 and 2025 (Official Journal of the RS, No 123/23, 12/24,  104/2024- ZIPRS2526)
  • Public Finance Act /JFG/ (Official Journal of the RS, No. 79/1999, 124/2000, 79/2001, 30/2002, 110/2002 - ZDT-B, 56/2002 - ZJU, 127/2006 - ZJZP, 14/2007 - ZSPDPO, 109/2008, 49/2009, 38/2010 - ZUKN, 107/2010, 110/2011 - ZDIU12, 46/2013 - ZIPRS1314-A, 101/2013, 101/2013 - ZIPRS1415, 38/2014 - ZIPRS1415-A, 14/2015 - ZIPRS1415-D, 55/2015 - ZFisP, 96/2015 - ZIPRS1617, 80/2016 - ZIPRS1718, 71/2017 - ZIPRS1819, 13/2018, 75/2019 - ZIPRS2021, 36/2020 - ZIUJP, 61/2020 - ZDLGPE, 89/2020, 195/2020 - Decree No. 1 of the Council of. US, 203/2020 - ZIUPOPDVE, 174/2020 - ZIPRS2122, 15/2021 - ZDUOP, 187/2021 - ZIPRS2223, 29/2022 - ZUOPDCE, 163/2022 - ZPGOPEK, 150/2022 - ZIPRS2324, 18/2023 - ZDU-1O, 76/2023, 88/2023 - ZOPNN-F, 95/2023 - ZIUOPZP, 117/2023 - ZIUOPZP-A, 123/2023 - ZIPRS2425, 104/2024 - ZIPRS2526, 24/2025 - ZFisP-1, 39/2025)
  • Accounting Act /ZR/ (Official Journal of the RS, No. 23/99, 30/02-ZJF-C, 114/06-ZUE, 175/2020)
  • Labour Relations Act /ZDR-1/ (Official Journal of the RS, No 21/2013, 78/2013 - corrected version, 47/2015 - ZZSDT, 33/2016 - PZ-F, 52/2016, 15/2017 - Odl. US, 22/2019 - ZPosS, 81/2019, 36/2020 - ZIUPPP, 49/2020 - ZIUZEOP, 61/2020 - ZIUZEOP-A, 80/2020 - ZIUOOPE, 98/2020 - ZIUPDV, 152/2020 - ZZUOOP, 175/2020 - ZIUOPDVE, 203/2020 - ZIUPOPDVE, 195/2020, 15/2021 - ZDUOP, 28/2021 - Art. US, 43/2021, 112/2021 - ZNUPZ, 119/2021 - ZČmIS-A, 202/2021 - Decree of the US, 206/2021 - ZDUPŠOP, 15/2022, 54/2022 - ZUPŠ-1, 141/2022 - ZNUNBZ, 88/2023 - ZOPNN-F, 95/2023 - ZIUOPZP, 114/2023, 117/2023 - ZIUOPZP-A, 136/2023 - ZIUZDS, 32/2025 - ZZDej-N)
  • Public Sector Salaries Act (PSSA) (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 56/2002, 110/2002 - ZDT-B, 72/2003, 126/2003, 70/2004, 53/2005, 14/2006, 27/2006 - Art. US, 68/2006, 121/2006, 1/2007 - Decree of the US, 57/2007, 10/2008, 17/2008, 58/2008, 69/2008 - ZTFI-A, 69/2008 - ZZavar-E, 80/2008, 120/2008 - Decree of the US, 48/2009, 91/2009, 107/2009 - Decree of the US, 98/2009 - ZIUZGK, 13/2010, 59/2010, 85/2010, 94/2010 - ZIU, 107/2010, 35/2011 - ORZSPJS49a, 110/2011 - ZDIU12, 27/2012 - Decree of the US, 27/2012 - Decree of the Council of. US, 40/2012 - ZUJF, 104/2012 - ZIPRS1314, 46/2013, 46/2013 - ZIPRS1314-A, 101/2013 - ZIPRS1415, 50/2014, 25/2014 - ZFU, 95/2014 - ZUPPJS15, 82/2015, 90/2015 - ZUPPJS16, 88/2016 - ZUPPJS17, 23/2017 - ZDOdv, 67/2017, 84/2018, 75/2019 - ZUPPJS2021, 49/2020 - ZIUZEOP, 61/2020 - ZIUZEOP-A, 152/2020 - ZZUZEOP, 175/2020 - ZIUOPDVE, 15/2021 - ZDUOP, 112/2021 - ZNUPZ, 206/2021 - ZDUPŠOP, 204/2021, 17/2022 - Art. US, 52/2022 - Decree of the US, 139/2022, 72/2023 - Decree of the US, 38/2024, 48/2024 - Decree of the US, 95/2024 - ZSTSPJS)
  • Collective agreement for cultural activities in the Republic of Slovenia (Official Journal of the RS, No. 45/1994, 45/1994, 39/1996, 40/1997 - ZDMPNU, 39/1999 - ZMPUPR, 82/1999, 102/2000, 52/2001, 64/2001, 43/2006 - ZKolP, 60/2008, 61/2008, 32/2009, 32/2009, 22/2010, 22/2010, 83/2010, 89/2010, 40/2012, 51/2012, 3/2013, 46/2013, 67/2013, 7/2014, 52/2014, 3/2015, 11/2015, 55/2015, 106/2015, 4/2016, 51/2016, 3/2017, 38/2017, 40/2017, 46/2017, 2/2018 - corrected, 3/2018, 47/2018, 80/2018, 4/2019, 45/2019, 3/2020, 97/2020, 160/2020, 3/2021, 88/2021, 41/2022, 136/2022, 44/2023, 99/2024)
  • Collective agreement for the public sector /CPA/ (Official Journal of the RS, No 99/2024)
  • Decision establishing the Public Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Slovenia (Official Journal of the RS, No 65/08, 54/14, 83/18, 16/2025)
  • Regulation on the methodology for establishing the basis for calculating the resources for the public service in the field of culture (Official Journal of the Republic of Slovenia 100/03, 81/09 and 96/13)
  • Instructions for determining the amount of the State budget for the financing of the public service in public institutions, public funds and public agencies in the field of culture for the financial year 2025 - See https://www.gov.si/drzavni-organi/ministrstva/ministrstvo-za-kulturo/zakonodaja/
  • Rules on how to finance public institutions, public funds and public agencies in the field of culture (Official Journal of the RS, No 85/10)
  • Rules on the annual accounts of the budget, budget users and other public law bodies (Official Journal of the RS, No 133/23, 81/24, 51/2025)
  • Regulations on the acquisition of qualifications in cultural heritage protection activities (Official Journal of the RS, No 47/18)
  • Rules on professional examinations in the field of cultural heritage protection (Official Journal of the RS, No 32/18)

Internal acts of the ZVKDS

  • Integrity Plan (No 260-0001/2024/7 of 18.1.2024)
  • Rules on temporary and occasional work of pupils and students at the Public Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Slovenia (12.1.2024)
  • Rules on amendments to the Rules on the systematisation of posts in the Public Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Slovenia (No 0070-0002/2022/6 of 7.2025)
  • Rules for the establishment of an internal channel for reporting infringements (15.9.2023)
  • Rules on the use of official vehicles and the accounting of travel orders and missions (of 24.7.2025)
  • Amendment of the Rules on the internal organisation of the Public Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Slovenia, No 0070-0001/2022/3 (dated 29.01.2025)
  • Regulations on procurement at the ZVKDS (of 37.10.2022)
  • Rules on homeworking at the Slovenian Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage (of 01.05.2022)
  • Rules on the accounting of the ZVKDS (of 6.10.2021)
  • Rules on the procedure for the election of researchers to the research degree (26.2.2019)
  • Personal Protective Equipment Regulations (of 1 August 2018)
  • Competition control rules (24.3.2017)
  • Rules on the prohibition of the use of psychoactive substances in the workplace (27.10.2016)
  • Rules on signing documents in the Public Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for the Protection of Cultural Heritage (5.1.2015)
  • Rules on the research activities of the Public Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Slovenia and on the procedure for the classification of researchers (4.3.2011)
  • Education Regulations (14.12.2010)
  • Rules on the Method of Public Information in the Public Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for the Protection of Cultural Heritage (of 11.10.2011)
  • Inventory rules (26.11.2008, amended 5.2.2019)
  • Rules on the prevention and remedying of mobbing at the ZVKDS (28.1.2009)
  • Personal Data Protection Policy (of 15.1.2008)
  • ZVKDS Risk Register ( dated 22.09.2025)
  • Regulations on Research Degrees (of 26.02.2019)
  • Regulations amending and supplementing the Regulations on the working hours of the ZVKDS (of 22.2.2024)
  • Rules on the use of official mobile phones (of 6.11.2009)

2.9. Computerised databases and public records managed by the Authority

ZVKDS does not keep public records that are public or freely accessible

2.10. List of types of administrative, judicial and legislative procedures 

2.10.1. Procedures

  • The ZVKDS issues cultural protection conditions and consents for heritage interventions,
  • keep records of research,
  • issuing a decision on an archaeological site,
  • order the owner of the monument to carry out certain measures to protect it.

2.10.2. Services

As a public service of the State, the Institute performs the following tasks within the Cultural Heritage Service:

  • identify, document, study, evaluate, interpret and present to the public the immovable heritage and the movable and intangible heritage in the context of the protection of immovable heritage,
  • participates in the preparation of the protection strategy and proposes measures to implement it,
  • propose that the immovable heritage be entered in the register,
  • draws up proposals for the designation of immovable monuments,
  • analyses and evaluates space to show how heritage is valued in space,
  • prepares material for guidelines and opinions in plan-making procedures,
  • cooperate with and provide expert assistance to the public authorities in proceedings concerning presumed heirlooms,
  • adopt a plan for carrying out preliminary surveys of the areas covered by the spatial planning acts,
  • helps protect heritage in the event of armed conflict and against natural and other disasters,
  • review conservation plans drawn up by other persons,
  • works with site managers on the preparation of management plan proposals,
  • issue opinions on the payment and amount of compensation for restricting the economic exploitation of monuments,
  • draws up the technical basis for administrative procedures conducted by the Ministry,
  • proposes to the Minister the adoption of by-laws,
  • develops methods and standards for the conservation of immovable heritage and directs, coordinates and monitors their implementation,
  • Ensuring and coordinating the training needs of staff in the field of the protection of immovable heritage,
  • provide expert supervision of heritage and archaeological research,
  • cooperate with the owners or possessors of immovable heritage sites and with other heritage users with an interest in the site, providing them with explanations, advice and guidance,
  • runs heritage awareness programmes, internships and placements for educational programmes at different levels in its field,
  • participates in the professional examinations for the protection of immovable heritage,
  • carry out professional supervision of interventions in heritage sites; and
  • contributes to the preparation of conservation plans and conservation plans for renovation.

The Institute performs the following tasks in the field of conservation and restoration as a national public service, within the framework of the Conservation Centre:

  • guides and directs the development of the conservation and restoration profession,
  • manage and carry out the preliminary surveys of the monuments referred to in the second indent of the second paragraph of Article 34 of this Law,
  • prepares conservation plans for state-owned monuments,
  • produces conservation and restoration project documentation for complex interventions,
  • plans, manages and carries out complex conservation and restoration work on monuments and conservation and restoration work on state-owned monuments financed from the state budget for culture,
  • contributes to the assessment and management of the physical condition of heritage and monuments,
  • carries out research projects in the field of safeguarding, commissioned by the Ministry,
  • cooperate with and provide expert assistance to the public authorities in proceedings concerning presumed heirlooms,
  • provides documentation for conservation and restoration activities,
  • runs traineeship and advanced training programmes,
  • provides internships and other activities for conservation-restoration education programmes,
  • develop public awareness of conservation and restoration activities; and
  • manages immovable monuments owned by the State; and
  • manage and carry out intervention conservation and restoration work on monuments that are urgent and require immediate action to prevent further major damage caused by natural or other disasters.

The Institute also carries out the following conservation-restoration tasks within the Centre, which are not financed from the state budget for culture:

  • prepares conservation plans for monuments not owned by the State,
  • manage and carry out the preliminary surveys of the monuments referred to in the second indent of the first paragraph of Article 34 of this Law,
  • draw up conservation and restoration project documentation for interventions not falling under point 4 of the preceding paragraph,
  • plan, manage and carry out conservation and restoration interventions that do not fall under point 5 of the previous paragraph,
  • carries out research and other projects in the field of conservation, funded by contracts,
  • training and lifelong learning programmes in the field of conservation and restoration; and
  • manages immovable monuments not owned by the State.

The Institute performs the following tasks in the field of preventive archaeology within the Conservation Centre, as a national public service:

  • conduct and carry out the preliminary archaeological investigations referred to in the first indent of the second paragraph of Article 34 and in the first, second and fifth indents of the third paragraph of Article 34 of this Law,
  • methodological and infrastructural development in the field of archaeological research and post-excavation procedures,
  • managing and carrying out preliminary archaeological surveys and post-excavation procedures for state-owned monuments financed from the state budget for culture,
  • carries out research projects in the field of preventive archaeology on behalf of the Ministry,
  • runs traineeship and advanced training programmes,
  • carry out internships and other activities for educational programmes in preventive archaeology; and
  • develops public awareness of preventive archaeology.

The Institute also carries out the following tasks in the field of preventive archaeology within the Centre, which are not financed from the state budget earmarked for culture:

  • manage and carry out preliminary and other archaeological investigations and post-excavation processing of archaeological site archives, including publication, which do not fall under point 1 of the preceding paragraph,
  • implement training programmes; and
  • carries out research and other projects in its field, funded by contracts.

The Research Institute, within the Centre for Conservation, plans and implements research projects in the field of the conservation of immovable and associated movable heritage.

The Cultural Heritage Service and the Centre for Conservation carry out the public service according to the Institute's programme or on behalf of the Ministry.

The Minister gives his or her consent to the price list for the services provided by the Institute.

3. Description of how to access each set of information

Direct access or personal access and indirect access via email. A request may be made to the ZVKDS e-mail address: tajnistvo.skd.sri@zvkds.si . Access based on an informal request (oral request, by telephone) or a formal request (oral request on the record, written request by post or by e-mail).

4. List of most frequently requested public information and documents

Data on immovable cultural heritage

Information on procedures for obtaining Cultural Heritage Conditions and Consents

Information on public calls for tenders Information on (co-)financing options for renovation

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