Università Roma Tre

The course is structured in a single teaching module covering the following topics: concepts and their definitions (cultural heritage, culture, cultural rights, cultural heritage, landscape and landscape assets, cultural activities, intangible cultural assets and intangibility of cultural assets); the national, European and international regulatory framework and its historical evolution; cultural assets and regulatory models (notes on comparative law); constitutional principles (in particular, art. 9 of the Constitution: protection and promotion); types of cultural assets, ownership regime and legal treatment (public, private, religious cultural assets); legislative and administrative powers of the State, regions and local authorities; administrative organization (the MiBACT); cultural assets, cultural activities and tourism; public-private relations (patronage, sponsorship, tax breaks); functions and institutions (protection, enhancement, enjoyment, management; circulation and export of cultural assets; archaeological discoveries); enhancement of cultural activities (intangible cultural assets) and regional legislation; the cultural value of the landscape and the governance of the territory.

Barbati, Cammelli, Casini, Piperata, Sciullo, Cultural Heritage Law, il Mulino, Bologna, 2025.

It is recommended to consult the updated text of the Cultural Heritage and Landscape Code (Legislative Decree 42/2004).