Improving access to cultural resources in Płońsk

About this project

<p>As part of the project, the Municipality of Płońsk wants to create the right conditions to expand and conduct cultural and educational activities, responding to the needs of the local community. To achieve this, it plans to rebuild a historic building<br> complex of the former railway station and water tower along with the development of the surroundings. Infrastructural activities have been planned to give the abovementioned buildings that are currently not in use, a new cultural and educational function<br> - a museum of the Płońsk region with an observatory and planetarium. To achieve the assumed goals, the project also includes the necessary soft activities that will enable the implementation and proper functioning of the project: training, cultural and<br> educational offer, promotion and purchase of equipment necessary for the functioning and implementation of the tasks of the newly created institution.&nbsp;The following soft activities are planned under the project:<br> 1. A cultural and educational offer, including i.a. organization of&nbsp;Jewish Culture Festival in the city of Ben Gurion in 2023 and cultural and educational event entitled "Space launch" in 2023,<br> 2. Under the project, 6 trainings, including 5 vocational trainings, are planned that are necessary to achieve the project's planned objectives.<br> The project includes cooperation with the Norwegian non-profit organization - University College for Green Development (HGUt).<br> The cooperation between the Leader and the Partner in the implementation of the Project will consist in transferring knowledge and experience of the Norwegian partner in the following areas: asset-based development,<br> strengthening local stakeholders and culture managers, sharing experiences in giving monuments new functions to develop the local community. Four visits of HGUt representatives to Poland are planned.&nbsp;</p>

Bilateral cooperation results

As part of the project implementation, project stakeholders met four times with the partners of the Municipality of Płońsk. At the workshop meetings there were representatives of municipal institutions - municipal schools, the Municipal Social Welfare Centre, City Historical Workshop in Płońsk, Municipal Cultural Center in Płońsk, Płońsk Circle of Astronomy Enthusiasts, Płońsk City Hall, i.e. the parties which directly benefit from the facilities modernized as part of the project. The partners shared their experience in implementing similar projects not only in Norway, but also across Europe, as they, as representatives of the University, have had the opportunity to participate in the direct implementation of tasks of a similar nature on many occasions. The exchange of experience in each project is intangible, but the results can be invaluable.

Project partners

• The University College of Green Development Donor project partner· Norway
• Municipal Cultural Center in Płońsk Project partner· Poland