Scanning the interior of the Gothic church in Bodzentyn, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship.

On August 17–18, staff associated with the 3D Lab of the Department of Computer Science at the Lublin University of Technology (Dr. Jacek Kęsik, Prof. Marek Miłosz, and Prof. Jerzy Montusiewicz) carried out interior scans of two churches in Bodzentyn (Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship), located in the Diocese of Kielce (Archdiocese of Kraków). The scanning was made possible through the consent of Fr. Dr. Leszek Sikorski, parish priest of the Parish of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Stanislaus (Bishop and Martyr). The first church is a Gothic structure dedicated to St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, built between 1440 and 1452. The building houses highly valuable furnishings, including a Renaissance high altar from 1546 created by Piotr Wenetus of Venice (transferred from Wawel Cathedral); the Gothic “Dormition of the Virgin” triptych from 1508 by Marcin Czarny of Kraków (a student of Veit Stoss); the Renaissance tomb of Bishop Franciszek Krasiński; a polychromed Gothic sculpture of the Virgin and Child (c. 1430); a stone Gothic baptismal font from 1492; and an organ from 1610. During the digitization process, the team produced over 70 scans using TLS technology, several models of historical artifacts using iPhone LiDAR technology, and nearly 2,500 photographs for photogrammetry and 3D mesh model mapping.

More at: https://cs.pollub.pl/skanowanie-wnetrz-gotyckich-kosciolow-w-wojewodztwie-swietokrzyskim/

Day of the Polish Diaspora and Poles Abroad in celebrations on May 3, 2025 at the Zamoyski Museum in Kozłówka – presentation of the results of the “Research on the national cultural heritage of Polonia in the USA and the creation of digital memory collections” project

The celebrations, organized on May 3, 2025 by the management of the Zamoyski Museum in Kozłówka and dedicated to the Day of Polish Diaspora and Poles Abroad, began with a Holy Mass for the Polish diaspora and Poles Abroad in the chapel of the Zamoyski residence in Kozłówka.

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Exhibition “3D Digitization of Polish Religious Heritage in the USA 2022-2024”

On May 3, 2025, as part of the celebration of the Day of Polonia and Poles Abroad, the opening of the exhibition “3D Digitization of Polish Religious Heritage in the USA 2022-2024” will take place in the chapel of the palace – Zamoyski Museum in Kozłówka. The exhibition was created from photos documenting the implementation of the project entitled “Research on the national cultural heritage of the Polish diaspora in the USA and the creation of digital memory collections” (no. NdS / 545613 / 2022 / 2022) is carried out in 2022-24 by the ECCC Foundation as part of the program of the Minister of Education and Science: “Science for society”. During the exhibition, a lecture will be given by Dr. Hab. Eng. Jerzy Montusiewicz, prof. of the Lublin University of Technology.

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New Radio Lublin – program

The guests of Nowe Radio were: prof. Irena Rolska, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, prof. Marek Miłosz and prof. Jerzy Montusiewicz, Department of Computer Science, Lublin University of Technology. During the meeting, the results of the scientific expedition to the USA and publications with collections of digital collections of memory of the cultural heritage of Polonia were returned to, and an invitation was given to the Thursday presentation of the collections.

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Promotion of the monograph on 3D scanning of Polish churches in the USA

On April 3, 2025 (Thursday), at 5:00 p.m., there will be a promotion of two monographs devoted to 3D scanning of churches built in the USA by the Polish diaspora. The co-authors of the monographs are employees of the Department of Computer Science of the Lublin University of Technology and the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin.

Irena Rolska and Jacek Kęsik, Archiving of Polish Churches in the USA. Lost, Endangered and Recovered Property. Case Studies, TNKUL 2024

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Jerzy Montusiewicz, Marek Miłosz, Jacek Kęsik, 3D Digitization of Cultural Heritage Objects of the Polish Diaspora in the USA – Documenting Appearance and Geometry, PTI 2024

The monographs received an honorary distinction from the Lublin Scientific Society in 2024

The event is organized by the Voivodeship Public Library named after Hieronim Łopaciński in Lublin and the ECCC Foundation

We cordially invite you

Venue: Voivodeship Public Library, Lublin, 4 G. Narutowicza str. (conference room, level -1), April 3, 2025, 5 p.m.

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Invitation

Distinction of the Lublin Scientific Society

The Lublin Scientific Society awarded the prestigious Lublin Region Scientific Distinction (Sertum Scientiarum Lublinense) for 2024 to the interdisciplinary team consisting of:

  • Prof. Irena Rolska, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
  • Prof. Jerzy Montusiewicz, Lublin University of Technology
  • Prof. Marek Miłosz, Lublin University of Technology
  • Dr. Jacek Kęsik, Lublin University of Technology

for scientific monographs in Polish and English developed as part of the project. The following monographs were distinguished:

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Photographic exhibition at Litewski Square in Lublin

On July 22, 2024, an open-air exhibition: “3D digitization of Polish cultural heritage in the USA 2022-24” was opened at Plac Litewski (near the Europejski Hotel) in Lubin. The exhibition presents the work and achievements of the team implementing the project “Research on the national cultural heritage of the Polish diaspora in the USA and creation of digital memory collections”.

The exhibition will be available for 3 weeks.

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