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On 24-26 September 2009 at the seat of the Institute of Art History at the University of Wrocław a conference entitled ‘Image as a reasearch topic and study method’ – the third meeting in the cycle ‘Digital encounters with art’ – took place. Dealing with complex and specialised problems related to the situation of a picture in contemporary research in art, and especially the use of digital reproduction and computer visualisation methods, becoming more and more popular, were possible thanks to the co-operation of the institutions representing the technical sciences – the Research and Academic Computer Network and the Wrocław University of Technology – Wrocław Centre for Technology Transfer – and also of the Foundation of Palaces and Gardens’ Valley (Fundacja Doliny Pałaców i Ogrodów Kotliny Jeleniogórskiej) connected with the protection of historic landscape. The conference programme covered various issues including: the techniques and technologies which may be used in monument documentation with special attention paid to photogrammetry, and 2D and 3D scaning and printing; the question of usage of digital tools in analysing – both realistic and illusory – architecture and landscape; and questions about the role of a digital picture in documentation and conservatory activities. The conference ended with the section entitled ‘In search of an addressee’ devoted to availability of the results of researching the cultural heritage to various groups of recipients.