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Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage

<p>The <b>Directorate for Cultural Heritage</b><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span> (<a href="/en/Norwegian_language" title="Norwegian language" class="wl">Norwegian</a><span>: </span><i lang="no">Riksantikvaren</i> or <i>Direktoratet for kulturminneforvaltning</i>) is a <a href="/en/Etat" title="Etat" class="wl">government agency</a> responsible for the management of <a href="/en/Cultural_heritage" title="Cultural heritage" class="wl">cultural heritage</a> in <a href="/en/Norway" title="Norway" class="wl">Norway</a>. Subordinate to the <a href="/en/Norwegian_Ministry_of_the_Environment" title="Norwegian Ministry of the Environment" class="mw-redirect wl">Norwegian Ministry of the Environment</a>, it manages the <i><a href="/en/Cultural_Heritage_Act_(Norway)" title="Cultural Heritage Act (Norway)" class="wl">Cultural Heritage Act</a> of June 9, 1978</i>.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="#cite_note-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span> The directorate also has responsibilities under the Norwegian Planning and Building Law.</p>

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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: Agency overview, Formed, Jurisdiction, Headqu...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox mobile-collapse-element"><caption class="infobox-title" style="font-size: 125%;">Directorate for Cultural Heritage</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader">Direktoratet for kulturminneforvaltning</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size"><a href="/en/File:Riksantikvaren_logo.png" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Riksantikvaren_logo.png"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/59/Riksantikvaren_logo.png" decoding="async" data-file-width="89" data-file-height="95" data-file-type="bitmap" height="95" width="89" alt="Riksantikvaren_logo.png"></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background-color: #efefef">Agency overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formed</th><td class="infobox-data">1912</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Government_of_Norway" title="Government of Norway" class="mw-redirect wl">Government of Norway</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Oslo" title="Oslo" class="wl">Oslo</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Agency executive</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><span class="new">Hanna Geiran</span> (2018-), Riksantikvar</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent agency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Norwegian_Ministry_of_the_Environment" title="Norwegian Ministry of the Environment" class="mw-redirect wl">Norwegian Ministry of the Environment</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="mw:ExtLink nofollow" href="http://www.riksantikvaren.no" class="external text" target="_blank">www.riksantikvaren.no</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>



The Directorate for Cultural Heritage The directorate also has responsibilities under the Norwegian Planning and Building Law. 