FRANCISZEK CEMKA – A FRIEND AND ADVOCATE OF MUSEOLOGY

• Authors: Jaśczak, Radosław

Abstracts

EN

On 12 October 2018, Jan Franciszek Cemka passed away. Born in Tuchola in 1946, he was an archaeologist, graduate from the Department of Philosophy and History of the University of Lodz, an expert on museology, a civil servant, Director of the Museum Department, and later of the Department of National Heritage at the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, a Minister’s adviser, mentor of young administration officials. Resorting to his expertise, Director Franciszek Cemka actively participated in the transformation processes of Polish museology, e.g. he coordinated the implementation of the Archaeological Photo of Poland Project; as an expert, he coauthored the Act on Museums of 1996; he also contributed to organizing the International Auschwitz Council. As the head of the Ministry Department for Museums in Poland, he actively participated in numerous bodies related to this sphere of culture. Moreover, he authored many papers on museology published in professional periodicals. For his longstanding work and civil service, Franciszek Cemka was given many state and professional decorations.

Keywords

EN

Franciszek Cemka (1946–2018); Museum Department at the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage; director; museology; expert; council

• Publisher: Krajowy Ośrodek Badań i Dokumentacji Zabytków
• Journal: Muzealnictwo
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 60
• Pages: 39-41

Dates

published

2019-03-28

Contributors

author

Jaśczak, Radosław

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0013.1459