The Polish-Syrian Cooperation (Selected Examples): Past, Present and Beyond

• Autorzy: Matouk Dana

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.17388/WUT.2025.0047.ARCH

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This article presents selected examples of Polish-Syrian cooperation in the fields of archaeology, architecture, and urban planning, focusing primarily on initiatives developed during the second half of the 20th century and their legacy in the 21st century. It traces the historical roots of this collaboration, beginning with archaeological missions and educational exchanges through architectural projects such as the Al-Assad National Library and urban development plans in Syrian cities. The article also highlights the limited but meaningful cooperation that continued during and after the Syrian conflict, including efforts to preserve cultural heritage, such as the restoration of the Lion of al-Lat in Palmyra. Additionally, it examines more recent humanitarian and cultural initiatives, exhibitions, charity auctions, and artistic collaborations that reaffirm mutual respect between the two nations. Rather than offering a comprehensive historical overview, the article emphasizes selected examples to illustrate how long-term cultural and academic collaboration can evolve into meaningful international support in times of crisis.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Polish-Syrian relations; cultural heritage; archaeology humanitarian aid; urban planning; architectural cooperation

• Wydawca: Politechnika Warszawska, Wydział Architektury
• Czasopismo: Kwartalnik Architektury i Urbanistyki
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: T. 68, z. 1
• Strony: 134--146
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 11 poz., fot., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Matouk Dana

• Faculty of Architecture Warsaw University of Technology

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9401-2595

Bibliografia

• Bieliński P., Polish Archaeological Missions in Northeastern Syria: The Tell Arbid Project, „Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean”, 2009, vol. 19
• Gawlikowski M., Gods and Temples of Palmyra, „Miscellanea Anthropologica et Sociologica”, 2014, vol. 15, no. 3
• Klimowicz J., Prace polskich architektów w Syrii w latach osiemdziesiątych XX wieku: Stanisława Niewiadomskiego i Wojciecha Zabłockiego, „Kwartalnik Architektury i Urbanistyki”, 2010, vol. LV, no. 3
• Klimowicz J., Rola terenów rekreacyjnych w różnych strefach klimatycznych - na przykładzie Syrii, „Środowisko Mieszkaniowe”, 2016, no. 16
• Knopek J., Danielewicz Z., Poland’s Cultural Relations with Middle Eastern Arab Countries, „Polish Political Science Yearbook”, 2020, vol. 49, no. 1
• Matouk D., Palmyra - The Rise and Fall of the City, Doctoral dissertation written under the supervision of prof. dr hab. inż. arch. A. Gawlikowski, Faculty of Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw 2019, typescript in the collection of the WAPW Library
• Mazurowski R.F., Białowarczuk M., Kobyliński Z., Archaeological excavations at Tell Qaramel near Aleppo (1999-2007), in: Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, ed. W. Kubiak, Wiesbaden 2009, vol. 1
• Websites and digital sources
• Mouhann I., Wołodźko A., Shared History - Exhibition, St. John’s Centre, Gdańsk, National Centre for Culture (NCK), https://nck.org.pl/en/event/3242/shared-history-exhibition,
• Salloom A., The Polish-Syrian Ebb and Flow, LoginLublin, https://loginlublin.pl/en/the-polish-syrian-ebb-and-flow/
• POLIN Museum, Playing for Syria! A Charity Concert at POLIN Museum, Warszawa, 6.01.2017, https://polin.pl/en/event/playing-syria-charity-concert-polin-museum
• Polish Medical Mission, Charity Auction of Works of Art to Help Syria, PROM Kultury Saska Kępa, Warszawa, 5.10.2023, https://pmm.org.pl/en/charity-auction-of-works-of-art-to-help-syria/