National_Agency_for_Cultural_Heritage_Preservation_of_Georgia
National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia
Government agency of Georgia (country)
The National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს კულტურული მემკვიდრეობის დაცვის ეროვნული სააგენტო, sak'art'velos kulturuli memkvidreobis datsvis saagento) is a government agency in Georgia responsible for preservation, protection, research and promotion of cultural heritage of the country. The agency was established in 2008, bringing several major heritage monument complexes of national and global significance in Georgia under its umbrella.[1] The agency is headed by Director General, a position occupied by the art historian Nikoloz Vacheishvili since November 2008.[2]