Department of Cultural Heritage
This page shows the event history for this unit.
03.05.2019 * 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
Parliamentary proceedings and documents for this change
- Case number Stortinget sakid=(75540)
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.