The Polish Society for the Preservation of Monuments of Culture and Art in Kraków before World War I – attempts at transpartition activities

s. 5-29 ; Streszcz. ang., ros.

The article presents activities of the Polish Society for the Preservation of Monuments of Culture and Art in Cracow established in 1902. Th e Society sought to conduct an activity in the territories of three partitions on the basis of non-local delegates who sent in letters from the whole Galicia and other partitions, but also from outside the Polish lands. Tasks of delegates’ (usually enthusiasts amateurs) were to carry out surveys and take inventories of Polish monuments; they also tried, together with the Society, to make pioneering efforts to protect and conserve Polish cultural heritage. Th anks to the commitment of its members, the Society had several spectacular successes in the fi eld of rescuing historical monuments in Galicia and the Polish lands under Russian partition.

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Summary in English and Russian.