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Heritage institutions and resources

Behind every classified monument lies a system: state bodies that protect it, laws that define it, museums that interpret it and routes that make it visitable. This section brings together the institutional, legal and practical dimension of Portuguese heritage — the E-E-A-T foundation underpinning everything else on the site.

How heritage is governed

The safeguarding of heritage in Portugal rests on a legal framework — the 2001 Framework Law — and on a network of institutions, from the Directorate-General for Cultural Heritage to the museums and the municipalities. To this section belong the history of these bodies, the classification system (National Monument, Property of Public Interest), the practice of conservation and the great heritage itineraries — from the Ways of St James to the Romanesque Route.

For a reading by territory, see the regional guides — North, Centre, Lisbon and the Tagus Valley, Alentejo and Algarve.

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Administrative servitudes and heritage restrictions Alentejo Alentejo Wine Route Algarve: Heritage and History from the Garb al-Andalus to the 21st Century Azores Bairrada Wine Route Bastioned Fortresses Route of the Border Central Portuguese Way of St James Centro de Portugal — Heritage of the Beiras Cistercian Routes in Portugal Conservation and restoration in Portugal Cultural Heritage, I.P. Dão Wine Route Decorative Arts and Fine Arts in Portugal DGEMN — Directorate-General for National Buildings and Monuments Digital heritage and heritage digitisation Directorate-General for Cultural Heritage (DGPC) Europeana and Portuguese heritage online Forte de Sacavém Framework Law on Cultural Heritage (Law 107/2001) Framework Law on Portuguese Museums (Law 47/2004) Green Wine Route Heritage at Risk in Portugal Heritage Classification System in Portugal Historic Villages of Portugal How is a heritage asset classified ICOM Portugal ICOMOS Portugal IGESPAR — Institute for the Management of Architectural and Archaeological Heritage Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Goods IMC — Institute of Museums and Conservation Inland Portuguese Way of St James Intangible Cultural Heritage of Portugal International heritage conventions Inventory of Cultural Heritage IPA — Portuguese Institute of Archaeology IPM — Portuguese Institute of Museums IPPAR — Portuguese Institute of Architectural Heritage José de Figueiredo Laboratory Legal Framework for Intangible Cultural Heritage Legislation on Portuguese cultural heritage Lisbon and the Tagus Valley Madeira MatrizNet and the heritage databases MatrizPCI Military Tourism: Portugal's Fortifications Route National Academy of Fine Arts National Coach Museum National Costume Museum National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage National Monument National Museum Grão Vasco National Museum Machado de Castro National Museum of Ancient Art National Museum of Archaeology National Museum of Conimbriga National Museum of Contemporary Art (Chiado Museum) National Museum of Ethnology National Museum of Natural History and Science National Museum of Resistance and Freedom — Peniche National Museum of Theatre and Dance National Museum Soares dos Reis National Museums of Portugal National Music Museum National Palaces of Portugal National Printing Museum National Railway Museum National Tile Museum National Treasure Network of Jewish Quarters of Portugal North Port Wine Route Portugal's Wine Routes Portuguese Coastal Way Portuguese Museum Network Property of Municipal Interest Property of Public Interest Regional Directorates of Culture Restitution of Colonial Heritage and the Decolonization of Museums Romanesque Route SIPA — Information System for Architectural Heritage Special Protection Zone (ZEP) The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and heritage The Portuguese Ways of St James The Profession of Conservator-Restorer The Schist Villages (Aldeias do Xisto)