Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (Italy)


The Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities is the culture ministry of the Italian Republic. MiBAC's headquarters are located in the historic Collegio Romano Palace and the current Italian Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities is Dario Franceschini. From 2013 to 2018 its official name was Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism.
It was set up in 1974 as the Ministry for Cultural Assets and Environments by the Moro IV Cabinet through the decree read on 14 December 1974, n. 657, converted from the law of 29 January 1975, n° 5. The new ministry largely has the remit and functions previously under the Ministry of Public Education. To this remit and functions it some of those of the Ministry of the Interior and of the President of the Council of Ministers.
Legislative decree number 368 of 20 October 1998 set up the Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali, with all the old ministry's remits as well as some new ones:
In 2006, the sport portfolio was reassigned to the new Dipartimento per le Politiche Giovanili e le Attività Sportive.
The ministry is principally concerned with culture, the protection and preservation of artistic sites and property, landscape, and tourism. At the end of 2006, the ministry's departments were abolished and their responsibilities returned to the ministry itself.
In 2009 the Ministry’s organisational structure underwent significant changes : the coordination of ministerial functions is still entrusted to a Secretary General, the General Directorates have been reduced from nine to eight, with new denominations and a partial reshaping of their responsibilities. The eight General Directorates continue to be technically supported by high level scientific bodies.
The peripheral ministerial structure of Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities is provided for, in 17 out of 20 regions, by Regional Directorates for Cultural Heritage and Landscape and by the local Soprintendenze.

Organisation

Central administration

The Ministry is made up of a variety of internal divisions, including:
8 Direzioni Generali :
Istituti Centrali :
For more on the organization of the Ministry, see

Officials names