Methodological centres
The National Heritage Institute’s methodological centres provide space for concentrated research into a particular theme, and at the same time allow research findings to be presented and transferred to other specialists and the public, most frequently in the form of exhibitions, lectures and workshops.
The centres' staff also provide methodological leadership and support to specialists working in the regional branches of the National Heritage Institute. They collaborate with them to standardize research terminology, approaches, and methods, and seek ways to incorporate their findings into the everyday practice of heritage conservation.
focuses on the study, documentation and protection of technical and industrial monuments, in other words technical facilities connected with mining, production, transport and storage.
located in the Stiassni Villa, is devoted to the study, documentation and protection of architectural monuments of the 20th century. It focuses on the period between the two world wars, when a large number of world-class buildings were built in Czechoslovakia.
focuses on the study and presentation of garden culture and the historical value of garden art heritage, which connects the perfection of nature with the abilities of artists from many different fields, and on the search for ways in which to take care of it.
focuses on expert and coordination activities in the rapidly developing field of Heritage Science, on building a professional network with similarly oriented institutions in the Czech Republic and abroad, and—together with them—on the development of interdisciplinary research, with an emphasis on deep understanding and the responsible use of cultural heritage, aimed at its long-term sustainability.