The National Institute of Heritage [Institutul Național al Patrimoniului - INP] is the main central body, under the authority of the Ministry of Culture, responsible with implementing public policies in the field of cultural heritage in Romania. INP is the direct follower of the first public institution in the field, the Commission of Historic Monuments, established by the 1892 law for the conservation and restoration of public monuments. INP is in charge with activities of research, inventory, protection and enhancement of all categories of cultural heritage – immovable, movable, intangible, and digital – and manages the official inventories of cultural heritage – the Historical Monuments List, the National Archaeological Record, the National Inventory of Movable Cultural Heritage, the National Register of Intangible Heritage and various digital databases and repositories. Furthermore, INP elaborates and manages the National Restoration Program for Historical Monuments [PNR] – the main state funding instrument for protection, restoration and enhancement of immovable heritage, it collects and manages the Historic Monuments Tax, it is the national aggregator for the European digital platform for culture – Europeana, it prepares nominations for the World Heritage List, coordinates the national nomination process for the European Heritage Label. INP is also responsible with the attestation of specialists and experts in the field of cultural heritage.
