„Kupno 1 biurka dębowego dla konserwatora”, czyli o trudnościach w wyposażeniu Oddziału Sztuki w Wilnie: w stulecie powstania placówki 1922–2022
“Purchase of an Oaken Desk for a Conservator”, or the Difficulties of Outfitting the Art Department in Wilno: on the Hundredth Anniversary of Its Establishment 1922–2022

Summary/Abstract: From 1 November 1922 Jerzy Remer fulfilled the function of head of the Art Department at the Office of the Government Delegate in Wilno (Vilnius) and, simultaneously, of the first conservator of art and culture monuments from the north-eastern borderlands of the Second Republic. Today, Remer is universally recognised as one of the chief representatives of inter-war Polish art conservation. Similarly, it is believed that the Art Department in Wilno played a significant role in the history of state monument protection and even contributed to the reorganisation of the Polish conservation services. A round anniversary of the establishment of the Wilno institution inclines towards a closer acquaintance with the initial period of its activity and the difficulties faced by the conservator of the period. From the very beginning the creation of the Art Department called for purchasing furniture (including a special cabinet for photographic films and prints) and professional equipment (i.a. a camera with a tripod and accessories) as well as setting up a professional library. During this pioneering period Remer actively strove to create suitable conditions enabling the conservator to carry out his duties, including working space for professional inventorying of monuments. The resultant archive of the conservator of historical monuments from the Wilno-Nowogródek (Navahrudak) region soon amassed over 1 000 photographs, ca. 60 measurement diagrams, and 100 maps.

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