%A Riin Alatalu %T DEVELOPMENT OF HERITAGE LEGISLATION AND INSTITUTIONS IN ESTONIA %X The article gives an overview on the development of heritage legislation and administrative system in Estonia. The article is in large extent based on Riin Alatalu’s PhD dissertation Heritage Protection in Transitional Society 1986-2002: From Nation’s Conscience in the Estonian SSR into the Harasser of Private Owner in the Republic of Estonia. Estonian Academy of Arts 2012. %K Heritage legislation %K Conservation history %P 16-19 %B HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF HERITAGE LEGISLATION. BALANCE BETWEEN LAWS AND VALUES. International conference October 12-13, 2016 Niguliste Museum Tallinn, Estonia Conference proceedings. ICLAFI, ICOMOS Estonia %E Riin Alatalu %E Anneli Randla %D 2017 %C Tallinn %I ICLAFI, ICOMOS Estonia NC, Estonian Academy ofArts %L icomos2057