Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection

The Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection (German: Bayerisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege, BLfD) is the Bavarian central state authority for the protection of historical monuments. It is responsible for the conservation of both historic buildings as well as heritage sites and their archaeology.

Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection

Bayerisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege – BLfD –
Head office of the BLfD in Munich
Formation	6 September 1908 (116 years ago) (1908-09-06)
Legal status	Landesamt (Bavaria)
Purpose	Denkmalfachbehörde[1]
Headquarters	Munich
Coordinates	48°8′21″N 11°34′43″E
Members	>300[2]
Generalkonservator	Mathias Pfeil[3] (since 1 March 2014)[4]
Parent organisation	Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture, Science and Art
Website	www.blfd.bayern.de

Bavarian Museum Service

One department of the State Office is the Bavarian Museum Service (German: Landesstelle für die nichtstaatlichen Museen in Bayern). It advises and supports approximately 1,200 small and medium-sized museums, which are not run by the State of Bavaria.^[5]