Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism (Italy)
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| Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo (MiBACT) | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1974 |
| Jurisdiction | Council of Ministers of Italy |
| Headquarters | Collegio Romano Palace, Rome, Italy |
| Annual budget | EUR 1.6 billion (Budget 2013) |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | www.beniculturali.gov.it |
The Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism (Italian: Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo - MiBACT ) is the culture ministry of the Italian Republic. MiBAC's headquarters are located in the historic Collegio Romano Palace (via del Collegio Romano 27, in central Rome) and the current minister is Dario Franceschini.
It was set up in 1974 as the Ministry for Cultural Assets and Environments (Italian: Ministero per i Beni Culturali ed Ambientali ) by the Moro IV Cabinet through the decree read on 14 December 1974, n. 657, converted (with changes) from the law of 29 January 1975, n. 5. The new ministry (defined as "per i beni culturali" - that is for cultural assets, showing the wish to create a mainly technical organ) largely has the remit and functions previously under the Ministry of Public Education (specifically its Antiquity and Fine Arts, and Academies and Libraries, sections). To this remit and functions it some of those of the Ministry of the Interior (State archives) and of the President of the Council of Ministers (state computer archives, publishing and diffusion of culture).
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:
- promotion of sports and sports arenas
- promotion of shows, in all their forms
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 (Decree 181/2006). 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 (Decree 91/2009): 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 (Central Institutes).
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.
Contents
Organisation
Central administration
The Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities is made up of a variety of internal divisions, including:
- Ufficio di gabinetto
- Segreteria del ministro
- Ufficio stampa
- Ufficio legislativo
- Organismo Indipendente di Valutazione della performance
8 Direzioni Generali (General Directorates):
- Direzione generale per l'organizzazione, gli affari generali, l'innovazione e il bilancio - in charge of internal organisation
- Direzione generale per le antichità - in charge of ancient arts
- Direzione generale per la valorizzazione del patrimonio culturale - in charge of enhancement of cultural heritage
- Direzione generale per gli archivi - in charge of national archives
- Direzione generale per il paesaggio, le belle arti, l'architettura e l'arte contemporanee - in charge of the landscape, fine arts, architectural and art heritage
- Direzione generale per le biblioteche e gli istituti culturali - in charge of national libraries and cultural institutions
- Direzione generale per il cinema - in charge of cinematography
- Direzione generale per lo spettacolo dal vivo - in charge of music, dance and theater
Istituti Centrali (Central Institutes) :
- Istituto Superiore per la Conservazione ed il Restauro - Central Institute of Restoration
- Opificio delle pietre dure - The Opificio is a global leader in the field of art restoration and provides teaching as one of two Italian state conservation schools
- Istituto centrale per il catalogo e la documentazione
- Istituto centrale per il restauro e la conservazione del patrimonio archivistico e librario
Associated organs
- Direzioni Regionali per i Beni Culturali e Paesaggistici (Regional Directorates for Cultural Heritage and Landscape)
- Soprintendenze (Superintendencies)
- Soprintendenze per i Beni Architettonici e il Paesaggio (Superintendencies for Architectural Heritage and Landscape)
- Soprintendenze per il Patrimonio Storico, Artistico ed Etnoantropologico (Superintendencies for Historical Patrimony, Artistic and Ethno-Anthropological Heritage)
- Soprintendenze per i Beni Archeologici (Superintendencies for Archaeological Heritage)
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- Soprintendenze Archivistiche (Archival Superintendencies)
- Archivi di Stato (National Archives)
- Biblioteche Statali (National Libraries)
- Musei (Museums)
- Comando Carabinieri per la Tutela del Patrimonio Culturale - Carabinieri Art Squad is the branch of the Italian Carabinieri responsible for combatting art and antiquities crimes
For more on the organization of the Ministry, see Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities
Officials names of the Ministry
- 1974-1998: Ministero per i beni culturali e ambientali (Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Environments)
- 1998-2013: Ministero per i beni e le attività culturali (Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities)
- since 2013: Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo (Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism)
List of Ministers
| Name | Period | Government | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Spadolini (PRI) | 14 December 1974 - 12 February 1976 | Governo Moro IV | |
| Mario Pedini (DC) | 12 February 1976 - 11 March 1978 | Governo Moro V Andreotti III Cabinet |
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| Dario Antoniozzi (DC) | 11 March 1978 - 4 August 1979 | Andreotti IV Cabinet Andreotti V Cabinet |
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| Egidio Ariosto (PRI) | 4 August 1979 - 4 April 1980 | Cossiga I Cabinet | |
| Oddo Biasini (PRI) | 4 April 1980 - 28 July 1981 | Cossiga II Cabinet Forlani Cabinet |
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| Vincenzo Scotti (DC) | 28 July 1981 - 1 December 1982 | Spadolini I Cabinet Spadolini II Cabinet |
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| Nicola Vernola (DC) | 1 December 1982 - 4 August 1983 | Fanfani V Cabinet | |
| Antonio Gullotti (DC) | 4 August 1983 - 28 July 1987 | Craxi I Cabinet Craxi II Cabinet Fanfani VI Cabinet |
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| Carlo Vizzini (PSDI) | 28 July 1987 - 13 April 1988 | Goria Cabinet | |
| Vincenza Bono Parrino (PSDI) | 13 April 1988 - 22 July 1989 | De Mita Cabinet | |
| Ferdinando Facchiano (PSDI) | 22 July 1989 - 12 April 1991 | Andreotti VI Cabinet | |
| Giulio Andreotti (DC) | 12 April 1991 - 28 June 1992 | Andreotti VII Cabinet | |
| Alberto Ronchey (PRI) | 28 June 1992 - 10 May 1994 | Amato I Cabinet Ciampi Cabinet |
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| Domenico Fisichella (AN) | 10 May 1994 - 17 January 1995 | Berlusconi I Cabinet | |
| Antonio Paolucci (Independent) | 17 January 1995 - 17 May 1996 | Dini Cabinet | |
| Walter Veltroni (PDS) | 17 May 1996 - 21 October 1998 | Prodi I Cabinet | |
| Giovanna Melandri (DS) | 21 October 1998 - 11 June 2001 | D'Alema I Cabinet D'Alema II Cabinet Amato II Cabinet |
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| Giuliano Urbani (FI) | 11 June 2001 - 23 April 2005 | Berlusconi II Cabinet | |
| Rocco Buttiglione (UDC) | 23 April 2005 - 17 May 2006 | Berlusconi III Cabinet | |
| Francesco Rutelli (PD) | 17 May 2006 - 8 May 2008 | Prodi II Cabinet | |
| Sandro Bondi (PDL) | 8 May 2008 - 23 March 2011 | Berlusconi IV Cabinet | |
| Giancarlo Galan (PDL) | 23 March 2011 - 16 November 2011 | Berlusconi IV Cabinet | |
| Lorenzo Ornaghi (Independent) | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Monti Cabinet | |
| Massimo Bray (PD) | 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 | Letta Cabinet | |
| Dario Franceschini (PD) | 22 February 2014 - incumbent | Renzi Cabinet | |
External links
- (Italian) Official site of the Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali
- (Italian) Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities - Organisation
- (English) Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities - Organisation (Decree 2009) - ASEF (Asian-Europe Foundation)
- (Italian) - Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities - Budget 2013-2015 pp.477-501
