Estonian Cultural Heritage. Preservation and Conservation. 2005-2012
Tallinn And Culture
Muinsuskaitseamet
National Board Heritage
Värske väljaanne võtab kokku seni ilmunud muinsuskaitse aastaraamatute parimad palad aastatel 2005-2012. Tutvustamaks Eesti muinsuskaitse tegemisi-toimetusi ka inglisekeelsele lugejaskonnale annab käesolev trükis hea ülevaate viimase seitsme aasta jooksul tehtud silmapaistvamatest töödest eri valdkondade mälestistel. Eraldi rubriikidena on tähelepanu all linnaruum, kirikud, mõisad, tööstuspärand, tehnoloogia ja arheoloogia. Kõikide artiklite autorid on oma ala spetsialistid ning huvitavat lugemist leidub nii muinsuskaitse huvilistele, restauraatoritele, arhitektidele kui ka kunstiajaloolastele. Samuti annab kogumik suurepärase võimaluse välisspetsialistidele tutvuda Eesti põneva restaureerimismaailmaga ning uurida süvitsi ühe või teise objekti taassünnilugu. „Estonian Cultural Heritage. Preservation and Conservation. Vol. 1 2005-2012“ is the first edition in English summarizing a collection of articles from previously published national heritage yearbooks. It is an overview of the preservation and conservation of Estonian cultural heritage in the years of 2005-2012. Published by the Estonian National Heritage Board, Tallinn Culture and Heritage Department and the Department of Cultural Heritage and Conservation at the Estonian Academy of Arts
National Heritage Board, Tallinn Culture Heritage Department, Conservation at the Estonian Academy of Arts
Estonian Cultural Heritage. Preservation and Conservation. 2005-2012
Kalev Uustalu
Overview of the organisation of heritage conservation in Estonia
In 2013, the National Heritage Board celebrates its 20th anniversary. The current organisation of heritage conservation in Estonia is in many aspects very similar to the practice followed in other European countries, but there are also some differences. In 1993, when the drafting of the Heritage Conservation Act of the newly independent Estonia was started the organisation of heritage conservation of Nordic countries was followed as an example, on the other hand the current state of cultural heritage in Estonia and the existing experience in dealing with it was taken into account. Compared with the Act adopted in 1994 the Heritage Conservation Act of 2002 and the Heritage Conservation Act Amendment Act adopted in 2011 established substantial changes to the organisation of heritage conservation.
Today, monuments and heritage conservation areas are under the supervision of the National Heritage Board acting under the administration of the Ministry of Culture. The Board has representations in all 15 counties of Estonia. The main function of the Board is to organise heritage conservation work, to exercise state supervision over monuments and heritage conservation areas, to maintain the national register of cultural monuments and to deal with issues related to transport, export and import of cultural objects.
In addition to the above mentioned tasks several expert panels and committees are established within the Board to offer professional advice in complex situations. Each expert panel and committee consists of specialists in specific fields related to heritage. There are a total of five panels of experts specialising in architectural monuments, archaeological monuments, historical natural sanctuaries, landscape architecture and artistic monuments plus an expert committee on musical instruments.
According to law local governments (either rural municipalities or city governments) may perform duties of heritage conservation in addition to the National Heritage Board. In order to do that a relevant agreement must be concluded between the National Heritage Board and the relevant local government. Currently there are five local governments in Estonia – Haapsalu, Narva, Pärnu, Tallinn and Tartu – performing heritage conservation duties on the basis of such agreements.
The term “monument” that is used frequently in the context of heritage protection means an object w