Łukasz Konarzewski
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| Born | 22 September 1955 Istebna, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Known for | Fine arts |
Łukasz Konarzewski, born September 22, 1955 in Istebna, is a Polish historian of art, art restorer, a civil servant of both central and local governmental administration.
He comes from the Konarzewski family of artists, residing in Istebna, who have been professionally active in Silesia since the 1920’s. He is the son of Ludwik Konarzewski-junior and Joanna Konarzewska. He studied in the Department of History of Art at Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University of Warsaw (Warsaw Theological Academy at that time). In 1984 he defended his final M.A. thesis, under the supervision of the rev. prof. Janusz Pasierb and the assistant-professor Andrzej Olszewski, which dealt with Polish art of the first half of the 20th century.
In his public activity he deals with resources, culture management, popularizing culture, conservation, and also the shaping of the environment. In the years 1991-1999 he was a Municipal Restorer in Cieszyn. Thanks to his creation and application of a conservation method, which was precursory at that time and which enabled the linking of activities of various fields, such as conservation, sociology and social studies as well as planning, it was possible to recover and retain the historic and original character of Cieszyn, which also visibly influenced the quality of the public space. Thanks to this the town became an example to follow in the region, as well as beyond it, when it comes to new solutions in art conservation and architecture. In the area of scientific research, he is one of the discoverers of part of the mediaeval fortifications on Castle Hill in Cieszyn, including, especially, the cylindrical tower, the so called Tower of Ultimate Defence from the 13th century. The discovery contributes significantly to the development of research into the history of architecture in Poland.
He also conducts research on the methodology of preservation and protection of monuments as well as the influence of activities carried out by the civil service on the shaping of the cultural environment and landscape.
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