The government gives priority to the implementation of a comprehensive and planned heritage policy.
Created in 2017, the Institut du Patrimoine, a service attached to the Department of Cultural Affairs, is responsible for the preservation and promotion of the national heritage.
In addition, since 2009, the Heritage Council, composed of 10 members, formulates proposals to guide or improve the identification, protection, preservation, promotion, enhancement and transmission to future generations of the national heritage.
A museographic centre is now well established in the Principality with the Nouveau Musée National of Monaco and the Museum of Prehistoric Anthropology which has been the subject of an in-depth scientific inventory.
The Audiovisual Institute of Monaco, which is responsible for managing and promoting the Principality’s audiovisual archives, offers a thematic season of screenings each year as well as evenings showcasing its collections.
The Archives of the Prince’s Palace preserve a large number of old texts relating to the Principality’s historical and intangible heritage.
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