o projekcie
It’s the oldest historic necropolis of Lviv. It was founded in 1786. It is located in the eastern part of the city, spreading across picturesque hills, in a specially designed network of alleys and vegetation. It is said to be one of the most significant historic cemeteries in Europe, and one of the most important Polish commemoration sites. The Lychakiv Cemetery is known for its amazing sepulchres, and the excellent specimens of grave sculpture dating back to the first half of the 19thcentury are particularly noteworthy. It’s also important to bear in mind the role played by the people buried there – citizens of the multi-national and multi-cultural Lviv. The artistic and historic significance of the Lychakiv Cemetery make the site classifiable not only as a shared cultural heritage of Poland and the Ukraine but also as an all-European heritage.
Since 2013, the Cultural Heritage Foundation has been engaged in activities aimed at preserving the grave markers at the cemetery. Earlier, in the period of 2008–2012, the works carried out at the site were coordinated by the Society for the Preservation of Historical Monuments.
The project is financed from the funds of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, and carried out in collaboration with the Directorate of the Lviv City Council for the Protection of the Historic Environment and the Management of the State History and Culture Museum-Preserve “Lychakiv Cemetery”. The grave markers are taken care of by Polish-Ukrainian conservation teams. The monuments to be restored are selected by a joint Polish-Ukrainian expert committee, who also supervises the performed works.
W roku 2019 odbywa się dwunasty sezon prac konserwatorskich na Cmentarzu Łyczakowskim. Działaniami konserwatorskimi objętych zostanie w tym roku kilkanaście pomników.
Nagrobki konserwowane w roku 2019: Nagrobek Pawła Koszałkowskiego, Maryi Aulisch, Ksawerego Jeagermanna, Agaty z Fijałkowskich Stanskiey, Jana Kiniarza i Wilhelma Wyhery, Zygmunta Gorazdowskiego, Wołodymira Iwasieczki, rzeźbiarza Juliana Markowskiego, Edmunda Zychowicza i jego rodziny oraz nagrobka Eveliny Beaty z Czackich hrabiny Karnickiej i Feliksa Szczesnego hrabiego Karnickiego oraz generała Józefa Kajetana Janowskiego.
Zadanie będzie rrealizowane przez trzy polsko-ukraińskie zespoły konserwatorskie pod kierunkiem: Anny Sztymelskiej-Karczewskiej oraz Radosława Tusznio (nagrobki kamienne), a także Władysława Wekera (nagrobek metalowy).
Nadzór nad pracami konserwatorskimi sprawowali prof. Janusz Smaza (ze strony polskiej) oraz doc. Juryj Ostrowsky (ze strony ukraińskiej).
Zadanie dofinansowano ze środków Ministerstwa Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego pochodzących z Funduszu Promocji Kultury, ze środków przyznanych przez Narodowy Instytut Polskiego Dziedzictwa Kulturowego za Granicą „Polonika” oraz środków własnych Fundacji.
The year 2018 marked the eleventh season of conservation works performed at the Lychakiv Cemetery. Again, over a dozen memorials were taken care of. These included the following grave markers: NN by Paweł Eutele in the 6thquarter (damaged during a storm), of Teofil PavlykiV, Feliks Mikulski, Józef Woynar, Łukasz Bobrowicz, Stanisław Juliusz Zborowski, Marceli Ciemirski, Piotr Chmielowski, and Józef Torosiewicz. The last stage of conservation of Kazimierz Krynicki’s grave markers and the analogous NN grave marker was finished too.
The task was carried out by three Polish-Ukrainian conservation teams managed by: Anna Sztymelska-Karczewska and Radosław Tusznio (gravestones), and Władysław Weker (metal grave markers).
The performed conservation works were supervised by Prof. Janusz Smaza (Poland) and Yuriy Ostrowskiy (Ukraine).
The task was supported financially by the funds of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage’s Culture Promotion Fund and by resources awarded as part of the project entitled “Conservation of the grave markers of: Marceli Ciemirski, Józef Torosiewicz, Piotr Chmielowski, and Stanisław Juliusz Zborowski at the Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine”, financed by “Polonika” National Institute of Polish Cultural Heritage Abroad.
In 2017, the committee for conservation works, acting as part of the project, selected over a dozen memorials to be taken care of. These were the grave markers of: Kazimierz Krynicki and an analogous NN, the Markowski and Leibschang families, Karol Skibiński, Julian Wagenhuber, Ksawery and Amelia Grabiński, Matylda Żłobicka, and the Rawski and Szaranowycz families.
The task was carried out by three Polish-Ukrainian conservation teams managed by: Władysław Weker (cast-iron grave markers), Anna Sztymelska-Karczewska, and Radosława Tusznio (gravestones).
The performed works were supervised by Prof. Janusz Smaza (Poland) and Yuriy Ostrowskiy (Ukraine).
Zadanie renowacji pomników realizowane było dzięki środkom Ministerstwa Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego przyznanym Fundacji Dziedzictwa Kulturowego w ramach programu „Miejsca Pamięci Narodowej za Granicą”.
The year 2016 saw 13 grave markers restored at the Lychakiv Cemetery. These are the grave markers of: the Milikowski family (stage II), the family of General Józef Miączyński, the Kociuba family, the Matijewych family, Karol Brzozowski, Wojciech Kętrzyński, Antoni Czuczawa, the Manugiewicz family, Emanuel Ilski, Rozalia Mieleniewska (née Gross-Rypińska), Urszula Głogowska (née Jabłonowska), the Ziętkiewicz family, and Julian Konstanty Ordon. The memorials had the secondary layers accumulated on their surfaces for years removed, any existing chips and cavities were filled, and the grave marker inscriptions were made legible again. The final step involved securing the memorials as necessary.
The task was carried out by four Polish-Ukrainian conservation teams composed of: Anna Sztymelska-Karczewska (manager), Taras Bieniakh, Orest Dzyndra, Piotr Maślanka; Radosław Tusznio (manager), Michał Mojecki, Oleh Kapustyak, Serhij Jakunin; Arkadiusz Ostasz (manager), Julia Kostecka (gravestones); Władysław Weker (manager), Taras Oleszczuk (grave marker elements and metal grave markers). The conservation supervision was managed by Prof. Janusz Smaza (Poland) and Yuriy Ostrowskiy (Ukraine).
The performed works were financed from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage’s funds granted as part of the “National Heritage”, programme, priority: “Protection of Cultural Heritage Abroad”, and from the resources of the Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites.
In 2015, the undertaken conservation works focused on 12 grave markers – of the following: Honorata Borzecka, Józef Czułowski, Iwan Franka, Seweryn Goszczyński, Franciszek Jaworski, Stanisław Kępiński, Artur Milikowski, Franciszek Zaremba, Antoni Piórecki, Aleksander Vogel, Urszula Puzynina (née Chrzanowska), and the Skrypeć family.
The project was financed from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage’s funds granted as part of the “Cultural Heritage” programme, priority: “Protection of Cultural Heritage Abroad”.
In the years 2013–2014, the undertaken conservation works focused on 8 grave markers – of the following: Jarosław Kułaczkowski, Leon Twarecki, Maria Anna Ponińska, Józef Żukowski, Zdzisława Krówczyńska, August Bielowski, Grzegorz Romaszkan, and Anna Krypjakewycz. The project included also the first stage of conservation of the grave marker of Seweryn Goszczyński, an examination of the grave marker of Juliusz Ordon, and conservation of many metal elements of other grave markers.
The task was carried out by teams managed by Anna Sztymelska-Karczewska, Monika Jamroziewicz-Filek, and Bartosz Markowski. The conservation supervision was managed by Janusz Smaza, PhD (Poland) and Yuriy Ostrowskiy (Ukraine). The teams involved in the project were composed of: Taras Bieniakh, Yuriy Dubyk, Orest Dzyndra, Krzysztof Jurków, Oleh Kapustyak, Piotr Maślanka, Taras Oleszczuk, Wojciech Osiak, and Sehiy Yakunin.
The performed works were financed from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage’s funds granted as part of the “National Heritage”, programme, priority: “Protection of Cultural Heritage Abroad”.
