On the Fifth Anniversary of Ratification of 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage by Poland Cover Image

W pięciolecie ratyfikacji przez Polskę Konwencji UNESCO z 2003 roku w sprawie ochrony niematerialnego dziedzictwa kulturowego
On the Fifth Anniversary of Ratification of 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage by Poland

Author(s): Anna Weronika Brzezińska
Subject(s): History, Social Sciences
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Ludoznawcze
Keywords: UNESCO Convention; intangible cultural heritage; local community; culture popularisation

Summary/Abstract: The UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage from 2003 was ratified by Poland in 2011. Since then numerous activities have been undertaken to popularise the knowledge of the Convention, its objectives and opportunities of promoting knowledge referring to cultural heritage. In Poland, the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the National Heritage Institute are engaged in implementing its postulates. Members of non-governmental organizations, including members of the Polish Ethnological Society, actively participate in these activities. The article discusses circumstances accompanying the introduction of the Convention in Poland and characterizes main activities for its popularisation.

  • Issue Year: 55/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 7-21
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish