I Kongres Konserwacji Zabytków i Ochrony Dziedzictwa

Polish conservators are anxious about the functioning of the system of the protection of historical monuments, especially within the context of Poland’s access to the European Union, and believe that integration should be accompanied by support for national and regional culture, both material and non-material. Meanwhile, institutions dealing with the protection of historical monuments are experiencing a dramatic lack of sufficient funds. A reform of the system of the protection of historical monuments in Poland appears to be a necessity. With this purpose in mind, in 2002 the Polish National ICOMOS Committee founded a Coordinating Committee of Associations and Institutions for the Protection of National Heritage, which is to prepare the First Congress of Historical Monuments and the Protection of National Heritage (proposed title), a gathering of representatives of assorted professional milieus and groups. Their tasks will entail a survey of foremost problems connected with the conservation and protection of the national heritage. The Congress will be preceded by an extensive discussion to which the organisers invite all those interested in the protection of historical monuments.