"Pro Monumenta - prevention by maintenance"

About this project

<p>The project will&nbsp;continue the&nbsp;support&nbsp;to&nbsp;Pro&nbsp;Monumenta&nbsp;and&nbsp;the system of preventive inspections of immovable&nbsp;cultural&nbsp;heritage&nbsp;developed&nbsp;under&nbsp;the&nbsp;EEA&nbsp;Financial&nbsp;Mechanism 2009-2014.&nbsp;The main&nbsp;aims are&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Project activities&nbsp;shall&nbsp;include,&nbsp;inter alia, the following activities:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li> <p>Monitoring of immovable&nbsp;cultural heritage&nbsp;by inspection;&nbsp;</p> </li> <li> <p>Establishment of three regional training centres for training of craftsmen;&nbsp;</p> </li> <li> <p>Enhancement&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;three regional inspection teams and training&nbsp;of&nbsp;inspectors;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </li> <li> <p>Purchase of small mobile workshops and drones equipped with cameras;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </li> <li> <p>Cooperation and transfer of know-how&nbsp;with&nbsp;the donor partner&nbsp;to explore the establishment of a&nbsp;similar system&nbsp;for&nbsp;preventive inspections in Norway;&nbsp;</p> </li> <li> <p>Communication&nbsp;of the project and the&nbsp;importance&nbsp;of preventive maintenance, including&nbsp;video tutorials&nbsp;on&nbsp;the maintenance of monuments and events in&nbsp;areas of&nbsp;cultural heritage.</p> </li> </ul>

Bilateral cooperation 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 partners

• Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage Donor project partner· Norway