The project will continue the support to Pro Monumenta and the system of preventive inspections of immovable cultural heritage developed under the EEA Financial Mechanism 2009-2014. The main aims are to further develop the system and make it sustainable, to raise awareness of the need for preventive maintenance of cultural heritage and to increase the competence and availability of craftsmanship.  

Project activities shall include, inter alia, the following activities: 

  • Monitoring of immovable cultural heritage by inspection; 

  • Establishment of three regional training centres for training of craftsmen; 

  • Enhancement of the three regional inspection teams and training of inspectors;  

  • Purchase of small mobile workshops and drones equipped with cameras;  

  • Cooperation and transfer of know-how with the donor partner to explore the establishment of a similar system for preventive inspections in Norway; 

  • Communication of the project and the importance of preventive maintenance, including video tutorials on the maintenance of monuments and events in areas of cultural heritage.

Summary of bilateral results

The continuation of the partnership between the Monuments Office of the Slovak Republic and Riksantikvaren resulted in an even greater strengthening of cooperation - it was also reflected in the solution of other joint projects outside the framework of EEA Grants. Possibilities of spreading the idea of preventive maintenance both in Norway and in other countries (Lithuania and most recently also Romania - finances from the Recovery and Resilience Plan). Exchange of experience with preventive maintenance of monuments and ways of preserving traditional construction crafts were the main results. It is foreseen to continue not only in joint predefined projects, but also in cooperation in solving similar problems in the field of the the protection of monuments.

Project details

Project info
Period
2014-2021
Approval date
Grant financing
1499180.00€
Final project cost
1499180.00€