Institute of Cultural Monuments (Albania)

The Institute of Cultural Monuments "Gani Strazimiri" (Albanian: Instituti i Monumenteve të Kulturës "Gani Strazimiri", IMK) is a government entity of Albania which focuses in protecting, preserving, restoring and revitalizing materials of cultural heritage.

Instituti i Monumenteve të Kulturës
Established19 December 1965
ChairmanArta Dollani
AddressRr. Aleksandër Moisiu Nr.76, Kinostudio
Location
Tirana
,
Albania
Websiteiktk.gov.al/site/

The institute was founded on 19 December 1965.[1] As an official entity, it is under the umbrella of the Ministry of Culture. Its task is to enable and enforce legislation with regards to monuments of cultural heritage and their impact on tourism. It strictly cooperates with local governments and other scientific, cultural, and religious organizations in the country.[2]

In 2007, the institute was named after its first director, the architect Gani Strazimiri.[3]

Its chairwoman as of 2015 is Arta Dollani.

Periodicals
  • Monumentet, OCLC 3460148.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. 19 Dhjetor 1965, u themelua Instituti i Mbrojtjes së Monumenteve të Kulturës
  2. Institute of Monuments - about us (in Albanian)
  3. Julia Vrapi (2007-10-18), Instituti i Monumenteve të Kulturës, tashmë me emrin "Gani Strazimiri" :institucioni nderohet me emrin e arkitektit të njohur [Institute of the Cultural Monuments now with the name "Gani Strazimiri": the institution is honored with the name of the well known architect] (in Albanian), Gazeta Sot
  4. "Council of Ministers, Center of Research, Technology and Innovation - Instituti i Arkeologjisë (in Albanian)". Archived from the original on 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
  5. WorlCat entry - Monumentet
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