The Direction of Services of Cultural Heritage (DSPC)is in charge of the inventory, protection, classification and promotion of Madeira’s classified heritage, as well as of all cultural assets, whose quality justifies and recommends their preservation. The DSPC is also responsible for the information gathering of the inventoried heritage and on property still to be inventoried, its registration, data organisation and related availableness for inner (basis for recovery and reconstruction actions) and public consulting.
One of DSPC most important tasks is to propose the classification of Madeira’s cultural assets and through its reports, give its opinion on the interventions occurring in real estate property and surrounding protection areas.