The Ljubljana Regional Office of the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, founded in 1964, is responsible for cultural heritage in the Ljubljana region, with cultural monuments declared of high importance by the state, including Bogenšperk and Snežnik Castles, churches, homesteads, the Robba Fountain and the Cekin Mansion in Ljubljana.

The Kranj Regional Office of the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, founded in 1961, is responsible for the cultural heritage in Gorenjska region, with cultural monuments declared of high importance by the state, including Bled Lake Island with its medieval church, the Aljaž Tower on top of Triglav Mountain, and Katzenstein Castle in Kranj.

The Celje Regional Office of the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, founded in 1961, is responsible for cultural heritage in the Celje region, with cultural monuments declared of high importance by the state, among them the Baroque Church at Sladka gora, the old Christian Baptistery and the Palace in Celje, and the Rogatec Open Air Museum.

The Heritage Information and Documentation Centre (InDoc Centre) is the central point for the Cultural Heritage Directorate, Ministry of Culture and the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia.

The Cultural Heritage Directorate is responsible for governance tasks in the field of cultural heritage and monitors the development of the complex system of the protection of cultural heritage.

The Škocjan Caves system comprises some 6 kilometres of galleries more than 200 metres deep, many waterfalls and one of the largest-known underground chambers.

The Association of Conservators of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, founded in 1971, is a voluntary association of experts involved in the protection of natural features and cultural heritage, and aims to secure the interests of the profession.

The Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia (IPCHS) was founded in 1999, under the then Cultural Heritage Protection Act, and united the 7 regional institutes for the protection of cultural heritage and the Restoration Centre.

The Register of Slovene Cultural Heritage is an official database which contains more than 30,000 entries.