Presentation
The Cultural Heritage Agency is the Netherlands' centre of expertise for heritage. It is an executive body of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. Together with the The Dutch Research Council (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, NWO) the RCE is the Dutch representant of the Joint Programming Initiative on Cultural Heritage and Global Change (JPI CH).
Heritage care is a public interest, for which the Dutch government also takes responsibility. Its tasks go beyond merely preserving and protecting historical buildings, sites and works of art. Today, society devotes increasing attention to how cultural historical values can be given a place within spatial development plans and projects. Doing so ensures that we can give the future a - recognizable - past.
Cultural historical values
Heritage care is a public interest, for which the Dutch government also takes responsibility. Its tasks go beyond merely preserving and protecting historical buildings, sites and works of art. Today, society devotes increasing attention to how cultural historical values can be given a place within spatial development plans and projects. Doing so ensures that we can give the future a - recognizable - past.
What we do
The Cultural Heritage Agency its strength lies in connecting 3 key elements: practical expertise, scientific knowledge and government policy. These elements are mutually reinforcing, whereby we can base our practical advice on scientific knowledge, on our extensive experience and on the objectives of government policy. Conversely, our practical expertise and knowledge make a significant contribution to the development of policy.
International programmes
- International Heritage Cooperation
(formerly known as the Shared Cultural Heritage Programme) - International Programme for Maritime Heritage
- Joint Programming Initiative for Cultural Heritage and Global Change
- Faro: Participation in Cultural Heritage
National programmes (among others):
- Religious Heritage (in Dutch)
- Military Heritage (in Dutch)
- World Heritage in the Netherlands
- Sustainability of Historical Buildings (in Dutch)