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Th e C o n se rv a tio n Division ex istin g w ith in th e Reg io n al Museum, T o ru ń is e n tru s te d w ith co n se rv a tio n an d re s e a rc h w o rk s m a in ly in th e fie ld of p a in tin g s a n d th e polychromed wood scu lp tu re . E stab lish ed in 1957 it has a lre a d y fo r a p e rio d of six y e a rs its own chemical la b o ra to ry w h e re th e p hysical and chemical an a ly s e s a re being c a rrie d o u t serving, above th e all, fo r th e p re p a r a tio n of te ch n ic a l re p o rts and d o cumen ta tio n s of co nservation. To h a v e th e p a in te r ’s m a te ria l, th e m a n n e r in which it h a s b e en used, th e g ra d e of its d e te rio ra tio n , etc. p ro p e rly d e te rm in e d it is in d isp en sab le to eq u ip th e la b o r a to ry w ith th e X -r a y ap p a ra tu s , a set of m icroscopes, v a rio u s k in d s of lig h tin g an d e x p o su re lam p s an d in ad d itio n w ith a wide ran g e of o th e r facilities. And, n amely with such high class a p p a ra tu s is equ ip p ed th e C o n se rv a tio n Division of Regional Museum, Toruń. In his re p o r t th e a u th o r deals also with th e a c tiv itie s of co n se rv a to rs w ith in th e ir n o rm a l w o rk in Museum w h e re th e y a re resp o n sib le, too, for th e su itab le a ir conditioning both in ex h ib itio n rooms and stores. While p lan n in g th e m ic ro -c lim a tic conditions p rev a ilin g in th e Regional Museum, T oruń it m u st also be bo rn e in mind th e mo n um en ta l c h a ra c te r of its in te rio rs as th e Museum is being housed in th e b u ild in g of th e a n c ie n t Town Hall.