Department for Cultural Environment and Polar Affairs
1983-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Regular founding
Name
* Office for Cultural Heritage Management
Short name
Kulturminnektr.
Affiliations
Ministry
Hierarchical level
Office
Superior body
* Plan department
Located
301 Oslo
1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 * New form of affiliation/administrative level
Affiliations
Ministry
Hierarchical level
Section
1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name
Name
* Section for Cultural Heritage Management
Short name
Seksj. for kulturminner.
1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 * New superior organization (horizontal movement)
Superior body
Department for Nature Management
1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name
Name
* Section for Cultural Heritage Management
Short name
Kulturminneseksj.
1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name
Name
* Section for Cultural Heritage Management
Short name
Seskj. for kult,minn.
1998-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name
Name
* Section for Cultural Heritage Management
Short name
KULT
2000-01-01 00:00:00.0 New superior organization and level
Affiliations
Ministry
Hierarchical level
Division
Superior body
Ministry of the Environment
Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English
2000-01-01 00:00:00.0 Change of name
Name
Department for Cultural Heritage Management
Short name
Avdeling for kulturminner og kulturmiljø
Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English
2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name
Name
Department for Cultural Heritage Management
Short name
Avdeling for kulturminneforvaltning
2014-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name
Name
Department for Cultural Heritage Management
Short name
K
2021-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name
Name
Department for Cultural Environment
Short name
Kulturmiljøavdelingen
Tasks:
The Department for Cultural Environment is responsible for developing strategies and policies within the entire field of cultural heritage. Important topics are archaeology, building protection, cultural heritage as a resource in developing urban areas and villages, vessel protection, cultural environments and cultural landscapes.
Source: regjeringen.no, 2021
2023-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name
Name
Department for Cultural Environment and Polar Affairs
Short name
KP
Tasks, 2023:
The department’s main responsibility is strategy and policy development for protection and sustainable use of cultural monuments, sites and environments, and for the climate and environment in the Polar regions and the High North. Central areas of work are archaeology, built heritage, historic vessels, cultural monuments, sites and environments, cultural landscapes and historic urban environments, cultural environmental preservation, management of the environment on Svalbard and environmental cooperation in the Polar regions and the High North. It is also responsible for international work areas such as World Heritage Sites (UNESCO), the EU/EEA, and the Arctic and Antarctic. The department is assigned management responsibility for the subordinate agencies: the Directorate for Cultural Heritage, the Norwegian Cultural Heritage Fund, the Norwegian Polar Institute and Svalbard Environmental Protection Fund, and attends to the Ministry's contact with the regional cultural environment authorities.
Source: regjeringen.no, january 2023