I. Functions and responsibilities of the National Cultural Relics Appraisal Center
The main function of the National Cultural Relics Identification Center is to identify and evaluate cultural relics and provide authoritative basis for cultural relics collection, protection, research and trading. Its responsibilities include but are not limited to:
1. Identify the authenticity of various cultural relics to ensure the authenticity and integrity of cultural relics;
2. Scientific evaluation of the age, material, technology and value of cultural relics;
3. Provide cultural relics appraisal consulting services for museums, archaeological institutions and art markets;
4 to participate in the formulation and revision of cultural relics laws and regulations, and promote the standardized development of cultural relics appraisal industry.
Second, the identification process of the National Cultural Relics Identification Center
The appraisal process of the National Cultural Relics Appraisal Center usually includes the following steps:
1. Submission of cultural relics: the applicant will send the cultural relics to be identified to the center and provide relevant certification materials and background information;
2. Preliminary examination: the experts of the center conduct preliminary examination on the cultural relics to judge whether they meet the appraisal requirements;
3. Scientific detection: using modern scientific and technological means to detect and analyze cultural relics and obtain relevant data and information;
4. Comprehensive evaluation: experts comprehensively evaluate cultural relics according to the test results and documents;
5. Issue appraisal report: The center issues appraisal report to clarify the authenticity, age, value and other information of cultural relics;
6. Publicity of evaluation results: The Center will publicize the evaluation results and accept public inspection and supervision.
Third, the significance and influence of the National Cultural Relics Appraisal Center
The existence and development of the National Cultural Relics Appraisal Center is of great significance to the protection and inheritance of China's cultural heritage. It can not only provide authoritative and reliable appraisal services for cultural relics collectors, researchers and traders, but also promote the standardized and scientific development of cultural relics appraisal industry. At the same time, through in-depth appraisal work, it is helpful to reveal the rich connotation and value of chinese heritage and enhance the soft power of national culture.
To sum up:
The National Cultural Relics Appraisal Center is an important part of chinese heritage's protection. Provide authoritative basis for the protection, research and trading of cultural relics through scientific, objective and fair appraisal services. Its functions and responsibilities cover all aspects of cultural relics identification, and the identification process is rigorous and standardized, which is of great significance to the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage in China.
Legal basis:
law of the peoples republic of china on protection of cultural relics
Article 10 stipulates:
Cultural relics are divided into precious cultural relics and general cultural relics. Precious cultural relics are divided into first-class cultural relics, second-class cultural relics and third-class cultural relics. Representative cultural relics with particularly important historical, artistic and scientific values are first-class cultural relics; Those with important historical, artistic and scientific values are second-class cultural relics; With more important historical, artistic and scientific value, it is a third-class cultural relic. Those with certain historical, artistic and scientific value are general cultural relics.
Article 55 provides that:
Whoever, in violation of the provisions of this law, sells or gives away precious cultural relics whose export is prohibited by the state without authorization, which constitutes a crime, shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law.