The beginning of work on the rich publishing activity of the Provincial Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments, as an important part of our activity, dates back to 1957. year and the launch of a scientific and professional journal entitled "Materials for the Study of Cultural Monuments of Vojvodina". This annual, created out of the need to collect in one place and preserve from oblivion research contributions and conservation reports of works on the monument fund, has made valuable material for studying properties with monumental properties accessible to the public and enabled conservators to present the results of their work in this way.
The publication still has the character of the original "Građa" with historical facts, technical and photo documentation, and the concept with chapters in the fields of archaeology, architecture, painting and applied arts, book and archival material, history, ethnology, monument conservation, documentation and legal protection has not changed, but has been supplemented and adapted to the spirit of the times. Over time, new sections were introduced: a multidisciplinary approach to the protection of cultural goods, displays, industrial and technical heritage, and international cooperation in the field of the protection of cultural goods.
The first monographic publication, created as a result of the work of the Institute's experts, was the publication "Fruškogorje Monasteries", by art historians Olivera Milanović Jović and Petar Momirović. The book was printed in 1963. in a modest "pocket" format and black and white. In subsequent years, more than 50 monographic publications covering various cultural heritage were published under the auspices of the Institute, all with the idea of covering as much of what Vojvodina can boast about in a journalistic manner and presenting it not only to the cultural public in Serbia, but also to the European and global public. To this end, more and more institutional publications are being printed, not only with a summary in English or German, but also completely bilingually. In addition to the rich monumental heritage on the territory of Vojvodina, monographic publications also address topics related to Serbian heritage outside the homeland, in the restoration of which expert teams of the Institute participated.
In 2021. The seven decades of its existence were marked by a large monographic publication entitled "Provincial Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments - the First 70 Years". In the year of its anniversary, the Institute also published the cult study by academician Dejan Medaković (1922 - 2008) "Serbian Painters of the 18th - 20th Centuries; Figures and Works", one of those fundamental books of national culture, which first appeared in 1968. under the auspices of Matica Srpska. This time, published in collaboration with Novi Sad's "Prometej", it has been issued in a completely new guise, as it is not only enriched with top-notch reproductions, but the original text has also been corrected and supplemented by the author himself.
Over the decades, the Provincial Institute has received numerous awards and recognitions for its publishing activities at fairs and events in the country and abroad.