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Department of Cultural Heritage

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2019-05-03 00:00:00.0 * Founding by complex reorganization

Name
Department of Cultural Heritage

Short name
Kulturvernavdelinga

Affiliations
Ministry

Hierarchical level
Division

Superior body
Ministry of Culture

Located
301 Oslo

Procedure and documents for this change

Department of Cultural Heritage is responsible for archives, libraries, visual art, architecture, literature, language policy, cultural buildings, museums, intellectual cultural heritage and Sami affairs. The department’s responsibilities also include oversight of the National Library of Norway, the National Archives Services of Norway, KORO (Public Art Norway), the Nidaros Cathedral’s Restoration Workshop, the Language Council of Norway and the Norwegian Library of Talking Books and Braille.