The plan, which is part of the broader initiative of the government of Donald Tusk to strengthen the country’s defense, must finally be formed by the end of the year.
The Poland Ministry of Culture develops a plan for evacuating the most important national cultural artifact abroad in the case of Russian invasion. It reports about it Financial periods.
Cultural minister Ganna Vrubblevskaya explained that nearly a thousand museums of the country could no longer work in the conditions of a “theoretical security idea” as Russia continued the war against the nearby Ukraine.
“We can’t rely on the theoretical security concept,” Vrubblevskaya said. – “We need to plan a departure.”
Poland is already talking to foreign partners about temporarily storing works of art from more than 160 state institutions. This is not just about paintings and sculptures, but also about rare books, music and documents instruments. Private museums can also join the plan.
The initiative was coordinated by the ex-deputy head of the military counterintelligence of Poland Machi Makutk. He now leads the newly created security and management of the Ministry of Culture crisis, with 40 employees.
“We need someone who works in the army, in defense, but also understands the management of the crisis,” Vrubblevskaya explained.
The plan must finally be formed before the end of the year. It is part of the broader initiative of the government of Donald Tusk to strengthen the country’s defense, including doubling the number of armed forces up to 500 thousand people.
Poland is already spending on NATO countries at a percentage ratio to GDP – 4.7%.
The minister said the experience of helping Ukraine in evacuating cultural values after the full -Scale invasion of Russia in 2022 became an important source of knowledge.
In addition to the logistics itself, we are also talking about digital updates of accounting documents that will give you to track and restore the works of art after evacuation.
Consistent, Poland is constantly seeking the restoration of art works stolen during World War II. According to Vrublevskaya, year -to -year the country returns nearly 20 things from Germany, USA and other countries, but many more need to be found.
Keep in mind that Poland plans to invest $ 750 million in increasing ammunition in the event of Russian invasion.
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