| Description |
Originally the Center was founded in 1988 by the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sciences as the Restoration Studio for Museum Objects, and later in 1995 was re-organized into the Center for Cultural Heritage.
In 2008, the most active at the time NGO operating regarding documentation and registration of the intangible cultural heritage was merged with the Center. Since that period, with the initiative from the Ministry of the Education, Culture, and Sciences, the Center has created State Database for Registration and Information of the Cultural Heritage, including both tangible and intangible cultural heritage. Total of 177 Intangible Cultural Heritage elements, of which Language and Oral Traditions - 11%, Folk Performing Arts - 60%, Social Practices, Rituals and Festive Events – 4%, Traditional Techniques, Knowledge, Practices Concerning the Nature and Universe - 2%, and Traditional Craftsmanship – 23% are documented and registered in the State Database for Registration and Information of the Cultural Heritage by 2019. |
