The problem of developing an intellectual decision support system for the identification of cultural values (on the basis of works of art), the issue of choosing and justifying methods and tools for its construction is considered. Methods of research and construction of complex objects, prospects of using similar systems based on modern artificial neural networks as a tool for developing an intelligent decision support system are considered. Considerable attention is paid to the issues of methods of automatic identification and classification of works of art, as the main elements of an intelligent decision support system. Prospects and ways of further research and use of this subject area are also defined.