Lublin. Theatre. J. Osterwy will be supported by the Ministry of Culture

Things moved quickly in this regard. barely late February quite unexpectedly, at the session of the voivodship assembly, a resolution was passed concerning consent to the co-management of the theater by the Ministry of Culture. The contract was signed on Wednesday.

– The decision to co-lead strengthens the institution economically and enables its development. The theater in Lublin is an example of an institution that tries to stay in touch with the viewer, also by developing traditional programmes, i.e. reaching out to the viewer outside the seat of the institution, emphasizes the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Piotr Gliński.

So far, the Lubelskie Voivodeship has spent on Teatr im. J. Osterwy ok. PLN 9 million annually. Pursuant to the concluded agreement, from this year it will spend a similar amount for this purpose, not less than 8 million 880 thousand PLN 900. At least 1 million 908 thousand zloty will contribute each year of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

– I’m very happy that Ministry of Culture and National Heritage takes over some of the responsibilities of running the Teatr im. Juliusz Osterwa. In the near future, the theater will undergo a large renovation and modernization investment, which will be financed mainly from EU funds. It will be the most beautifully restored and most functional theater in Poland. IN 2024 We are starting a general renovation – he announces Jarosław Uniirski, Marshal of the Lublin Voivodeship.

The contract is to run until the end 2025. After its conclusion, it will be necessary to adopt a new statute for the institution. Among other things, it will change a provision on the appointment and dismissal of the director, which will now take place after consultation with the minister. Since autumn 2020, the facility has been headed by Redbad Klynstra-Komarnicki. First as acting director, and after a year in office without competition, he was appointed for a five-year term. At that time, the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage approved the use of such a procedure.

Theatre. J. Osterwa will be the third institution co-run by the local government of the Lubelskie Voivodeship and the Ministry of Culture. It has been operating this way since 1999 Center for Theater Practices “Gardzienice”, and from 2021 – the youngest of the Marshal’s cultural institutions, i.e. the Polar Research Museum in Puławy. A similar formula applies Lublin Village Museumalthough the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is the co-leading body. A completely different case was the case of headquartered at Castle in Lublin Lublin Museum. In 2021, it was completely handed over by the marshal to the minister of culture and now operates under the banner of the National Museum.