Authorities of the Institute
Acting Director - Elżbieta Osińska-Kassa
Graduate of Nicolaus Copernicus University and Warsaw University. Passionate and popularizer of folk culture. For years she has been involved in the organization of cultural events concerning the promotion of rural cultural heritage. Author and editor of articles and publications on this subject. A long-time employee of the Central Agricultural Library, she has been associated with the National Institute of Culture and Rural Heritage since its inception. She holds certificates of training in creating program offerings based on local tangible and intangible heritage organized by the National Cultural Center. Editor-in-chief of the popular science quarterly "Kultura Wsi".
Deputy Director - Nina Sapa
Graduate of the Polish-Slovak Business Economics studies at the Hugo Kołłątaj Agricultural University in Kraków and the Slovak Agricultural University in Nitra. Since 2019, Vice President of the Board of Directors of the National Union of Rural Youth, where she led and managed cultural and educational projects. She has been involved in rural youth development for years. She was deputy director of the Department of Administration and Logistics at the Malopolska Regional Office.
