The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Polish: Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego) is a ministry within Polish government. It is responsible for national heritage preservation and Polish culture promotion. Ministry oversees state or partially state cultural institutions and implements the law regarding art and cultural property. The ministry headquarters is located at Potocki Palace, 15 Krakowskie Przedmieście Street in Warsaw. Incumbent minister has been Marta Cienkowska since July 24, 2025.
History
It was formed on 31 October 2005, from the transformation of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Poland. The ministry can trace its history back to 1918 when the Ministry of Art and Culture was established. It was suppressed in 1922 due to the rationalisation of public expenses and structural reform of the government. It was reestablished within the temporary communist government in 1944 and has existed continuously henceforth until the merger with the Ministry of Sport in 2021.