General survey of architectural heritage legislation development in Italy with special data on 1) the reorganization of the ministry for cultural property; 2) recent norms for heritage protection; 3) protection of landscape and environment; 4) ordinary and extraordinary financial programs; 5) aspects management; 6) cultural resources; 7) state of property; 8) enhancement of cultural institutions; 9) publishing industry; 10) relations with the Vatican 11) external cultural policies. (Also published as preprint of ICOMOS Comitato Italiano: Monumenti, una risorsa per il futuro, suppl. 2, Rome 1989.)