Revitalisation of cultural heritage buildings via public-private partnership

The example of the Municipality of Črnomelj

Abstract

The article discusses the problem of public-private partnership in Slovenia from the perspective of material cultural heritage, which struggles with the chronic lack of sufficient funds for restoration or preservation. Long-term environmental, energy-related and economic objectives of the European Union and Slovenia spurred the implementation of more complex forms of cooperation between public and private sectors in the area of cultural heritage as well. The article presents the public-private partnership in Slovenia, along with environmental and other objectives of the European Union and Slovenia that have contributed to the establishment of the good practice of energy performance contracting, which is currently being implemented in the Municipality of Črnomelj. The public-private partnership here has also led to the restoration of two cultural heritage buildings, i.e., the Črnomelj Castle and the so-called former pupils’ residence hall.