Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia

{{Infobox |Name=Zavod za varstvo kulturne dediščine Slovenije (ZVKDS) |Street: Metelkova 6 |Town=SI-1000 Ljubljana Mailing address: P O Box 1571, SI-1001 Ljubljana ??? |Website=http://www.zvkds.si |Email=zvkds@zvkds.si |Telephone=386 (0) 1 200 8150 |Fax=386 (0) 1 200 8160 |Founder=Ministry of Culture

generalna direktorica Telefon: 01/400 7927 Faks: 01/ 400 7986

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The Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia (IPCH) was founded in 1999, with the new law on the protection of cultural heritage. The Institute is active in the areas of conservation and restoration. It brings together art historians, archaeologists, architects, ethnologists, sculptors, painters and many other experts, who work in the Institute's seven regional offices located across Slovenia and in the Restoration Centre. Its common goal is to preserve and protect the cultural heritage of Slovenia, and to raise the broader public’s interest in cultural heritage. Its mission is to achieve a balance of cultural monuments of the past with the existing natural and cultural environment and new architectural achievements.

The Institute has Regional Offices in Celje, Kranj, Ljubljana, Maribor, Nova Gorica, Novo Mesto and Piran, and a Restoration Centre and Preventive Archaeology Centre.

See also: Regional Office Celje Regional Office Kranj Regional Office Ljubljana Regional Office Maribor Regional Office Nova Gorica Regional Office Novo Mesto Regional Office Piran

Restoration Centre Preventive Archaeology Centre