TARNÓW VOIVODSHIP

The large number of historical monuments to be found in the territory of the voivodship of Tarnów results in no less numerous tasks of the Voivodship Office for Conservation of Historical Monuments, in particular, those involved in drawing up complete records of those monuments and their verification, inspection of the ones still in use, determination of appropriate frameworks of the Office’s cooperation with the bodies of state administration. In 1975—1976 a team for the research on, and documentation of historical monuments was set up by the Conservator, the Museum in Tarnów having been raised to the rank of a regional one, with two branches. The activities of the Conservator’s Office are carried on in a consonance with the programme for its proceedings in 1976—1980, one of the tasks laid down therein being proper development of Tarnów tourist region from the viewpoint of the protection and conservation of historical monuments. The main concern of conservation authorities is protection of the monuments of wooden architecture. The setting up is planned of two more Skansen Museums and adaptation of the monuments in situ for new practical purposes. Another line of the activities discussed consits in popularization of the protection of historical monuments, to mention but the competition entitled : ’’The Historical Monuments of Tarnów Region in Photographs.