prof. Janusz Pasierb and the assistant-professor Andrzej Olszewski, which dealt with Polish art of the first half of the 20th century.

Thanks to his creation and application of a conservation method, which was precursory at that time and which enabled the linking of activities of various fields, such as conservation, sociology and social studies as well as planning, it was possible to recover and retain the historic and original character of Cieszyn, which also visibly influenced the quality of the public space.

[6] He also conducts research on the methodology of preservation and protection of monuments[7] as well as the influence of activities carried out by the civil service on the shaping of the cultural environment and landscape.

He is the author of a few hundred studies and publications in the fields of art and culture of the 19th and the 20th centuries in the Upper Silesia.

Leopold Jan Szersznik Award, which is the highest distinction and promotion for people and institutions that create, propagate and protect the cultural heritage on the Polish side of Cieszyn Silesia, as well as Trans-Olza (its western part that lies in the Czech Republic).