Szanowni Czytelnicy „Ochrony Zabytków”!

• Authors: Siwek Andrzej

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Dear Readers of “Ochrona Zabytków”!

• Languages of publication: PL EN

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We present you the next issue of our magazine – no. 1/2021. We hope it will be well received and at the same time be a symptom of normality in these troubled times. We constantly live under the pressure of a pandemic threat that takes a step back, only to come back a moment later. The threat determines changes, also in the sphere of protection of cultural property. The forms of attending events or communicating with each other are changing. Words like webinar, streaming, or the names of communicators that allow for remote conferences and meetings are entering everyday language. The computer has become a “window on the world,” in a new understanding – as a “meeting window.” The fact that the most important international meetings are held remotely is a measure of civilization and cultural changes. This was the case, for example, during the session of the Intergovernmental Com¬mittee on Intangible Cultural Heritage, which, during an on-line meeting held from 14 to 19 December 2020, decided on new inscriptions on three international lists created under the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. We are satisfied to note that the “Beekeeping Culture” was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity as a joint inscription of Poland and Belarus. At a time when health issues are a great concern for societies, honey and traditional beekeep¬ing culture seem to be particularly current topics. A session of the World Heritage Committee was also held remotely. The meeting was hosted by China. Formally by the city of Fuzhou, but actually a global remote communication network. It was an unusual meeting in that it was postponed. The 44th session of the World Heritage Committee, the intergovernmental body of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, took place from July 16 to 31, 2021, filling the gap caused by last year’s lockdown. From the Polish perspective this was not an easy session. We have succeeded in the area of natural goods. Bieszczady forests have been included in the extension of the serial nomination “Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe.” It is worth mentioning that this is the third extension of the nomination initiated in 2007 by Slovakia and Ukraine. The beech forests of the Bieszczady National Park are among the 94 areas that currently form the property located on the territory of 18 countries. The evolution of the inscription illustrates the con¬cept of building the World Heritage List as a platform for international cooperation. During this year’s session of the World Heritage Committee, Polish specialists in cultural heritage had less reasons to celebrate than naturalists. While the chances for the Gdańsk Shipyard, as the birthplace of “Solidarity” and a site of globally significant historical trans-formation, to be inscribed on the World Heritage List have not been definitively ruled out, the postponement of the decision has disappointed Polish hopes. Out of chronicle duty, let us also note that another port city – Liverpool – was removed from the List due to waterfront developments changing the character of the place. This is a serious warning to all hosts of World Heritage properties who are struggling with excessive investment pressures. Remaining in the circle of UNESCO inspirations, let us add that in 2021 the 50th anniversary of the reconstruction of the Royal Castle in Warsaw – the last stage of the reconstruction of Warsaw and its society (1971) – is celebrated under the auspices of this organization. UNESCO’s Anniversary List is updated every two years. UNESCO Member States nominate anniversaries of events “of undisputed global or at least regional significance whose legacy is related to the ideas of dialogue among cultures, international understanding and cooperation, and peace, as promoted by UNESCO.”1 Undoubtedly, the reconstruction of the Warsaw Castle and its restoration to culture has a universal dimension as a symbol of overcoming the barbarity of war and concern for cultural heritage. Moving from global to local issues, we can also point to an anniversary that has passed unnoticed and is related to the mission and tradition of the National Institute of Cultural Heritage. Thirty years ago, Regional Centres for the Study and Protection of the Cultural Environment (ROSiOŚK) were established, which in time evolved into Regional Offices of the National Institute of Cultural Heritage. The centres started their work on the basis of the Decree of the Minister of Culture and Art No. 6/91 from 1 July 1991, according to which Marek Konopka, the then director of the Monuments Documentation Centre in Warsaw, launched the organizational mechanisms of field units. From today’s perspective, when the issues of recognition, valuation and categorization of the historic resource are still current topics of research and discussion, it is worth mentioning the initiative that aimed to optimize the scientific, interdisciplinary recognition of cultural heritage in the regions. We send commemorative congratulations to all co-founders and employees of ROSiOŚK. Especially that the participants of the events of 1991 are still active in the structures of Regional Offices of the National Institute of Cultural Heritage, although few in number. We would like their experience to be passed on to future generations, who are to continue the mission of protecting cultural property in Poland. Also, in the spirit of continuation, this time of publishing traditions, we encourage you to read our magazine. As always, the issue includes a large variety of topics. Piotr Kilanowski eruditely presents the figures of Józef Napoleon Czerwiński and Wacław Heppen, discussing their creative profiles, individual activities, and their architectural and construction cooperation in the years 1909-1914. The Ukrainian researcher Vasyl Slobodian focused his attention on the figure of architect Jakiw (Jakub) Rudnycki and his Orthodox church projects. This is an important voice characterizing the common heritage of a borderland of cultures. Next, we present two different dimensions of conservation research. Bogusz Wasik reports on the results of archaeological research in the western zwinger of Malbork castle, and Bartosz Zarębski discusses the results of research on the scale of a single movable monument – a late Gothic panel painting of the Apocalyptic Madonna type from the Bernardine Monastery in Alwernia. Individual works of art, but also their role in the architectural context, are the subject of consideration by Elżbieta Gajewska-Prorok in her article, Stained Glass of the Church of St Christopher in Wrocław. Conservators’ Creation in Dialogue with History. We recommend Jacek Brudnicki’s text on the development of an immovable monument for utility purposes in the light of Article 25 of the Act of 23 July 2003 on the Protection and Guardianship of Monuments to both practitioners and theoreticians of monument protection. The title suggests a casuistic – legal approach to the topic, but the content of the article refers broadly to concrete and practical problems of contemporary monument protection. Anna Mazurek’s reflection on the protection of historic vehicles in the Polish legal system is equally up-to-date. Enjoy your reading, we hope it will be inspiring! Finally, we would like to add that our efforts to be included in the ministerial scoring zone of scientific journals resulted in granting “Ochrona Zabytków” 40 points. We would like to thank everyone who contributed to the scoring! At the same time, we declare that our aspirations are higher and we will continue to make efforts to achieve better scores in this system. We hope that the presented issue of the magazine will confirm our aspirations. Enjoy your reading! On behalf of the Editorial Team of “Ochrona Zabytków” Andrzej Siwek Editor-in-Chief 1 According to the Polish National Commission for UNESCO, https://www.unesco.pl/polskie-rocznice-2020-2021

Keywords

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Ochrona Zabytków; sesja Komitetu Światowego Dziedzictwa

• Publisher: Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa
• Journal: Ochrona Zabytków
• Year: 2021
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 3-8

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published

2021

Contributors

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Siwek Andrzej

• Redaktor Naczelny
• Editor-in-Chief

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ISSN

0029-8247