Doktryny i zasady konserwatorskie a współczesne możliwości ich realizacji

The concurrence o f theory and practice in the conservation o f historical monuments is extremely important since it determines the norms and verification o f conservation work. This is the source o f the significance o f the theoretical bases and conservation doctrines, on the one hand, and the possibility for their practical implementation, on the other hand. The purpose of this article is to indicate the reasons w hich at present justify a discussion about the state o f conservation theories and the possibilities o f their realisation. Today, a further examination o f this problem is warranted by three phenomena: — regional conferences and General ICOMOS Conventions devoted to the definition o f the concept o f „authenticity”, — changes occurring in the comprehension and treatment o f heritage as well as in the assessment o f the right o f present-day generations to the transformation and adaptation o f the cultural heritage to their needs, — socio-political-economic changes taking place in Poland, which create a new situation that calls for a verification o f the heretofore model o f Polish conservation.