The mission of the National Heritage Institute is to research, protect and restore the cultural heritage of Romania (including the immovable, movable, digital and intangible heritage). It has a professional team specialized in cultural documentation (architects, archaeologists, bibliologists, historians, art historians, ethnographers, etc.), beside information specialists. The National Heritage Institute activities include:
- Collecting, processing and disseminating information on the movable, immovable, intangible and digital cultural heritage;
- Supervising the restoration works for the monuments across the country;
- Management of the national heritage databases.