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Heritage

Cultural

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Objectives:

To plan, monitor and advise on strategies for the conservation of the Country's Cultural Heritage (Centro Históricas) through an innovative and comprehensive management model with the public and private sector at national and international level.

Duties:

  • Inventory and cataloguing of goods Archaeologicalhistoric, ethnological, artistic, architectural and sacro art that form an integral part of real and Monumental Set or Historical centers.
  • Run To oversee the Master Plan for the Rehabilitation and Restoration of Historical Monumental Conjunctions under his responsibility and all other that are deemed necessary for their valuation, with efforts with the sectorial Unit (Casco Antiguo), public and private ministries and institutions.
  • To monitor the rehabilitation and restoration of Monumental Councils as currently established and best practices for the preservation of their material heritage.
  • To recommend the recruitment of experts and technicians required for the development of specialized jobs (real estate) that have been agreed by the office will have to be undertaken at historic centers.
  • To promote, through the sector unit (Casco Antiguo), the creation and advice of committees, associations and cultural groups for the development of community resources with a view to developing cultural activities with local boards, state institutions, ministries and private companies and local organisations, among others.
  • To share information about the historic and cultural values of the Monumentalities, iconic dates, community activities and those of public interest, organized in public spaces, with a view to their knowledge and preservation.
  • To promote, through its sectorial unit (Casco Antiguo), the quality of life of residents in areas adjacent to historic centers, if necessary through psychosocial counselling, comprehensive training and the promotion of a culture of peaceful and solidarity living.
  • To promote an inclusive, sustainable and diversified cultural, social and economic development of historic centers with an approach to the citizen's promotion of its population and its areas of influence (with an emphasis on children, youth, women and older persons).
  • To care for property declared as an Intangible Cultural Heritage subject to a protection regime through the monitoring and review of intervention projects (with advice from CONAMOH). Priority will be given to property that is currently vulnerable or at imminent risk. (LEGAL FUNCtionality: Act No. 175 "General Act of Culture" / Articles 125 and 126).
  • To request, through the Executive Board, to the National Assembly, as appropriate, the expropriation of property held by individuals. (LEGAL FUNCTIONING: Act N ° 175 "General Act of Culture" / Section 128).
  • To cooperate and advise the National Assembly or other governmental body that so require with the development of plans and projects related to the Intangible Cultural Heritage (LEGAL FUNCTION): Act No. 175 (General Cultural Act).
  • To monitor the FACTS established for the care of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, in their skills, functions, promotions, stimuli and financial incentives. (LEGAL FUNCTIONING: Act N ° 175 (General Cultural Act) / Section 131).

The role of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Department The aim is to clear up inventories of inmaterial cultural heritage bearers through registration, audiovisual documentation and training with the participation and consent of communities. The aim is to define plans to safeguard traditional knowledge and folkloric expressions of all nationalities and groups or nations, with the promotion of cultural diversity among indigenous, Afro-panamanian, Creole, White or Mestizo peoples (2003 Convention of UNESCO for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage and Act 35 of 7 July 2004).

According to the 2003 Convention, we have been working to register with UNESCO the events according to three lists: a representative list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the World, a list of best practices of safeguard and an urgent list of safeguard.

Act No. 14 of 5 May 1982.To issue measures concerning custody, conservation and administration of the historic heritage of the nation”. 

Official Gazette N ° 19,566 

Act No. 58 of 7 August 2003. "That modifies Articles of Act No. 14 of 1982 concerning the custody, maintenance and administration of the historic heritage of the nation and other provisions. " 

Official Gazette N ° 24864 

Act No. 91 of 22 December 1976. “That regulates Old Panama's historic Monuments, Portobelo and Panama's Casco Antiguo. " 

Official Gazette No 18.252 

Act 16 of 22 May 2007. "That modifies Articles of Act 91 of 1976 regulating the Historical Monument of Old Panama and lays down other provisions." 

Official Gazette N ° 25,798 

Act 90 of 15 August 2019. "To create the Ministry of Culture and to issue other provisions." 

Official Digital Gazette N ° 28840-A 

Act No. 175 of 3 November 2020. General for Culture 

Official Digital Gazette N ° -29151-A 

Executive Decree No 51 of 22 April 2004"A Manual of Standards and Procedures for Restoration and Rehabilitation of the Casco Antiguo of Panama City is adopted." 

Official Digital Gazette No 25039 

Act 136 of 31 December 2013. "That Updates the Applicable Tax Regime for Rehab and Value of the Historic Monument Set of the Casco Antiguo of Panama City." 

Official Digital Gazette N ° 27455-A 

Resolution No. 186 DNpH 12 September 2013. The Subscribe National Director of Historical Heritage in Using his Legal Faculties approves the UNESCO Sites Management Plan of Panama. 

Official Digital Gazette No 27387 

Executive Decree No. 119 of 7 June 2011. “The establishment of a National Commission for World Heritage and Cultural and Natural Heritage. " 

Official Digital Gazette N ° 26802 

Decree-Law No. 9 of 27 August 1997. "By means of which a special incentive regime for the restoration and valuation of the Historical Monument of the Antigu Casco is establishedo of the City from Panama. " 

Official Digital Gazette No 23366 

Act No. 4 of 15 January 2002. "amending Decree Act No. 9 of 1997 concerning a Special Incentive regime for the Casco Antiguo of Panama City. " 

Official Digital Gazette N ° 24472 

Executive Decree No. 238 of 13 December 2004. “amending Executive Decree No. 192 of 20 November 2000, creating the Office for Restoration and Value of the Historical Monument of the Casco Antiguo of Panama City and adopting other provisions 

Official Digital Gazette No 25199 

Executive Decree No. 192 of 20 June 2000. "To create the Office for Restoration and Value of the Historic Monument of the Casco Antiguo of Panama City." 

Official Digital Gazette No 24187 

Executive Decree No 84 of 14 April 1998. “To create a high-level Commission for Restoration and Value of the Set Monumental E. Histórica Del Casco Antiguo De La Ciudad de Panama. " 

Official Digital Gazette N ° 23.524 

Act No. 9 of 27 October 1977. "approving the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization." 

Official Gazette No 18.552 

Act No. 10 of 27 October 1977. "To approve the Convention on the Defence of the Historical and Artistic Heritage of the American Nations." 

Official Gazette N ° 18.494 

Act No. 6 of 8 November 1973. "approving the Convention on Measures to Be Adopted to Prevent and Prevent the Importation and Transfer of Unlawful Property of Cultural Property." 

Official Gazette N ° 17,481 

Act No. 32 of 26 March 2003. "approving the Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage." 

Official Gazette N ° 24.773 

Act No. 17 of 10 April 2002. "amending Section 2 of Act 19 of 1984 concerning historic monuments." 

Official Gazette N ° 24.530 

Executive Decree No. 1 of 1 March 2023. "That Regulation Section II of Part II of the Unified text of Act 41 of 1998 concerning the Environmental Impact Assessment Process and other provisions are adopted." 

Official Digital Gazette No. 29,730-C 

Resolution No. 067-08 DNpH of 10 July 2008. "defining reference requirements for the Evaluation of information about archaeological prospecting, excavation and rescue that are products of Environmental Impact Studies and / or within the framework of archaeological research." 

Official Digital Gazette N ° 26,106 

Resolution No 3653 of 8 July 2005. "To put in place measures to protect the national historic heritage with respect to environmental impact-generating activities." 

Official Gazette N ° 25,347 

Resolution No. 042-08 of 24 April 2008. "BY WHICH THE NATIONAL DIRECTORIONAL DIRECTORIONIUM OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CULTURE ORDINES THE EXALITION OF ARQUIOLOGICAL STUDIES IN THE ARQUITETAINIC RESTORATION PROJECTS IN THE MURMATIL HISTORY JUNE OF THE Casco Antiguo OF THE PANAMAN CIUTY." 

Official Digital Gazette N ° 26,046 

Resolution No 138-2018 / DNpH of 2 May 2018. "It regulates what concerns the Clothing, Reproduction, Distribution and Sale of the Reforms of Furniture of the Historical and Archaeological Heritage in Panama and other measures are adopted." 

Official Digital Gazette No 28,544 

Resolution N ° 033-18 J.D. of 19 March 2018. "To approve the Loan for the Services provided by the National Institute of Culture through the National Direction of Historical Heritage." 

Official Digital Gazette No 28,496 

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