The National Institute of Cultural Heritage of Poland ( pl, Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa NID) is a Polish governmental institution responsible for documenting

cultural property Cultural property does not have a universal definition, but it is commonly considered to be tangible (physical, material) items that are part of the cultural heritage of a group or society, as opposed to less tangible cultural expressions. They in ...

and the

intangible cultural heritage An intangible cultural heritage (ICH) is a practice, representation, expression, knowledge, or skill considered by UNESCO to be part of a place's cultural heritage. Buildings, historic places, monuments, and artifacts are cultural property. Int ...

, as well as for supporting and coordinating their protection."National Institute of Cultural Heritage"
English-language websiteNarodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa, "O NID"
("About NID")

Heritage lists

The Institute coordinates at the national level the

Registry of Cultural Property Registry of Cultural Property ( pl, Rejestr zabytków) in Poland is a heritage register for Polish cultural property. It is maintained by the 16 voivodeship offices for cultural property protection ( pl, wojewódzkie urzędy ochrony zabytków) hea ...

lists, maintained at the regional level by the

voivodeship A voivodeship is the area administered by a voivode (Governor) in several countries of central and eastern Europe. Voivodeships have existed since medieval times and the area of extent of voivodeship resembles that of a duchy in western medieval ...

offices for cultural property protection (''wojewódzkie urzędy ochrony zabytów'') according to the ''Ordinance No 32'' of the

Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland ( pl, Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego) is a governmental administration office concerned with various aspects of Polish culture. It was formed on 31 October 200 ...

, passed on 23 December 2010. The objects protected include A) immovable sites, B) movable objects and C) archaeological monuments. These three basic types are classed into three levels of

National Heritage Site A national heritage site is a heritage site having a value that has been registered by a governmental agency as being of national importance to the cultural heritage or history of that country. Usually such sites are listed in a heritage registe ...

s, which are firstly the

List of World Heritage Sites of Poland The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Cultural herita ...

, secondly the list of

Historical Monument A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, his ...

s, which are sites named by the Prime Minister, and thirdly, the list of

. The institute also keeps a list of national parks protected by the article paragraph 16 of the Act on the protection and care of cultural property dated 23 July 2003".Journal of Laws No. 162, pos. 1568

Other activities

The institute organizes the

European Heritage Days European Heritage Days (EHD) is a joint action of the Council of Europe and the European Commission involving all 50 signatory states of the European Cultural Convention under the motto, ''Europe: a common heritage''. The annual programme offers o ...

in Poland, as well as conducting research on heritage preservation.

References

Cultural heritage Polish culture Law of Poland {{Poland-stub

Heritage lists

Other activities

See also

References