Abstract
The political transformation in Poland led to the decentralization of many activities from the state level to that of democratically elected governments at regional and local levels. Since 1999 each of the newly established regions has to formulate and implement policies in numerous fields, including culture and heritage. The cultural policies that they have pursued are influenced not only by structures inherited from socialist times, regional artistic traditions, perceived development needs and aspirations but also by the ability of particular regions to seize the opportunities provided by them (for example by the European Union funds) and by approaching culture as an important factor in economic and social development. Using the example of the Małopolska region, the author examines the regional cultural policy as evident in strategic documents, the financing of cultural institutions, programmes and projects on the regional level.
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