After years of unclear regulations around monument protection, a new law has come into effect to define how buildings and archaeological sites have to be handled.
The new law came into effect on 3 March. The Ministry for Culture hopes that it will increase clarity, coherence, and legal certainty for owners of protected buildings or landmarks. Government officials have set up a series of four information meetings, the first of which took place in Belvaux.
The Ministry for Culture works jointly with the National Institute for Architectural Heritage (INPA), as well as a team of archaeologists to treat each case. However, officials often also have to rely on the support from local municipalities, which then leads to differences of opinion.
The new law further regulates how archaeological discoveries are to be treated, or how immaterial heritage, such as the 'Schueberfouer', can be classified and protected.
The remaining three information meetings are scheduled to take place at the secondary school in Grevenmacher on 14 March, at 'Cape' in Ettelbruck on 15 March, and at Neumünster in Luxembourg City on 22 March.
For more information on the new cultural heritage law, please consult this link.
