Swiss Information Centre for Cultural Heritage Conservation
The Swiss Information Centre for Cultural Heritage Conservation (Nationale Informationsstelle für Kulturgüter-Erhaltung, abbreviated "NIKE"), is the cultural heritage conservation association of Switzerland.
The information center's office is located in Bern. There are 31 trade associations and public organizations represented, in the fields of archeology, folklore and historic preservation. NIKE organizes the "Denkmaltag", the Swiss version of the yearly European Heritage Days, which allows visitors to see National Heritage Sites on the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance that are not normally open to the public. The center also publish a periodical called the "NIKE Bulletin", which appears five to six times a year with a circulation of 2,400 copies.
External links
- website for NIKE