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2017 | 58 | 19-23

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PROBLEMATYKA MNIEJSZOŚCI W DZIAŁALNOŚCI MUZEÓW (ASPEKTY PRAWNE)

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THE PROBLEMS OF MINORITIES IN MUSEUMS’ ACTIVITIES (LEGAL ASPECTS)

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Within the scope of their activity, some museums deal with the protection and dissemination of the cultural heritages of various minority groups. These include both museums which focus their attention on minority problems as such (e.g. museums run by minority churches or denominations), and those museums which deal with such issues to a greater or lesser extent because of their statutory objectives related to the cultural heritage of particular minorities (e.g. ethnographic museums). The provisions of the Act on museums do not include clear regulations with regard to the subject of minorities. Therefore, the provisions are construed with respect to other norms, relevant to the minorities’ activities. From among those provisions, these that deserve particular attention are, above all, provisions specifying the activities of NGOs, including associations and foundations, under which they frequently operate. Secondly, of importance are acts which specifically regulate the basis for how given minorities operate, i.e. especially the Act on national and ethnic minorities and on regional languages, the Act concerning the guarantees of conscience and religion, as well as those acts which determine the State’s approach towards particular churches and denominations. Formally, the extent to which a museum engages in a significant activity regarding a given minority is determined by the basic acts issued by the its administrator, which serve as the basis for its operation. Those include statutes (in the case of museums which are legal persons) or regulations (in the case of other museums). When a museum’s statute provides for such minority activity, its administrator is obliged to provide funding for it, regardless of additional financial support, in particular that coming from grants, and above all the one stipulated in the article 18 of the Act on national and ethnic minorities and on regional languages.
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Within the scope of their activity, some museums deal with the protection and dissemination of the cultural heritages of various minority groups. These include both museums which focus their attention on minority problems as such (e.g. museums run by minority churches or denominations), and those museums which deal with such issues to a greater or lesser extent because of their statutory objectives related to the cultural heritage of particular minorities (e.g. ethnographic museums). The provisions of the Act on museums do not include clear regulations with regard to the subject of minorities. Therefore, the provisions are construed with respect to other norms, relevant to the minorities’ activities. From among those provisions, these that deserve particular attention are, above all, provisions specifying the activities of NGOs, including associations and foundations, under which they frequently operate. Secondly, of importance are acts which specifically regulate the basis for how given minorities operate, i.e. especially the Act on national and ethnic minorities and on regional languages, the Act concerning the guarantees of conscience and religion, as well as those acts which determine the State’s approach towards particular churches and denominations. Formally, the extent to which a museum engages in a significant activity regarding a given minority is determined by the basic acts issued by the its administrator, which serve as the basis for its operation. Those include statutes (in the case of museums which are legal persons) or regulations (in the case of other museums). When a museum’s statute provides for such minority activity, its administrator is obliged to provide funding for it, regardless of additional financial support, in particular that coming from grants, and above all the one stipulated in the article 18 of the Act on national and ethnic minorities and on regional languages.

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58

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19-23

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