Ministry_of_Culture_and_National_Heritage

Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Poland)

Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Poland)

Ministry within the Polish government

The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Polish: Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego) is a ministry within Polish government led by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage responsible for national heritage preservation and Polish culture promotion. Ministry oversees state or partially state cultural institutions and implements the law regarding art and cultural property. Ministry headquarters are located at Potocki Palace, 15 Krakowskie Przedmieście Street in Warsaw.[3] Incumbent minister has been Donald Tusk Prime Minister of the Cabinet acting since 24 April 2024

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Seat of the Ministry – the main palace building

History

It was formed on 31 October 2005, from transformation of Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Poland. The ministry can trace its history back to 1918 when the Ministry of Art and Culture was established. It was suppressed in 1922 due to rationalization of public expense and structural reform of the government.[4] It was reestablished within the temporary communist government in 1944 and has existed continuously henceforth until the merger with the Ministry of Sport in 2021.

List of ministers

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References

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    "Informacja o wynikach kontroli. Wykonanie budżetu państwa w 2019 r.w części 24 − Kultura i ochrona dziedzictwa narodowego oraz wykonanie w 2019 r. planów finansowych Funduszu Promocji Kultury i Narodowego Funduszu Ochrony Zabytków" (PDF). BIP.MKiDN.gov.pl (in Polish). 7 March 2017.
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    "Kierownictwo ministerstwa - Ministerstwo kultury i Dziedzistwa Narooego - Portal Gov.pl". www.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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    "Dane kontaktowe - Ministerstwo kultury i Dziedzistwa Narooego - Portal Gov.pl". www.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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    "14 lutego 1922 r. Likwidacja resortu kultury". NowaHistoria.Interia.pl. 14 February 2017.
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    "Lista ministrów kultury". MKiDN.gov.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
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