We cordially invite you to the
5th International Scholarly Congress
The State of Research on the Multicultural Heritage of the Former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth,
to be held on 29 September – 1 October 2021 in
Białystok and Supraśl
This is already the fifth edition of Poland's largest congress devoted to the cultural heritage of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Previous editions attracted great interest from scholars and practitioners in Poland and abroad. It is important that the Congress brings together people representing different academic disciplines. That is why, from the very beginning, the Congress has been attended by art historians, historians, monument conservators, archivists, library scientists, heritage inventory specialists, etc.
The first edition of the Congress was held in Białystok in 2009. All editions have been co-organised by the University of Białystok (Faculty of History and Sociology, now the Faculty of History and International Relations, University of Białystok). In previous rounds of the national research evaluation (parametrisation), the Congress was recognised as an additional achievement of the faculty. Since then, the Congress has been organised every three years at the initiative and with the assistance of the Department of Cultural Heritage of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. Thanks to the long-standing support of the late Jacek Miler, Director of that Department, the Congress was able to host an ever-growing number of scholars. It was also thanks to him that by 2020 as many as 14 volumes had been published, documenting on more than 7,000 pages scholarly work on Polish heritage located outside Poland's borders.
Despite organisational difficulties, the current edition of the Congress is able to take place at all primarily thanks to the support of the Minister of Education and Science, the Minister of Culture, National Heritage and Sport and the Podlaskie Voivodeship. In 2021 the Congress will be held in Białystok and Supraśl.
The Congress is held under the honorary patronage of:
the Minister of Education and Science
the Minister of Culture, National Heritage and Sport
the Director General of the Polish State Archives
The Congress will also feature the opening of the exhibition Pogranicze (Borderland) by Sławomir Wojtkiewicz.
Venue: University of Białystok Library, UwB Campus, ul. Ciołkowskiego 1
29 September 2021 (Wednesday), 14:10.
Everyone is cordially invited!
“Co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund, derived from surcharges on games covered by the state monopoly, in accordance with Article 80(1) of the Gambling Act of 19 November 2009”
