%0 Journal Article %T Current Problems and Threats to Art Market in Poland from the Cultural Heritage Protection Perspective %A Szafrański, Wojciech %J Santander Art and Culture Law Review %V 2019 %R 10.4467/2450050XSNR.19.003.10804 %N 1/2019 (5) %P 41-68 %K art market, self-regulation, codes of professional ethics %@ 2391-7997 %D 2019 %U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/saaclr/article/aktualne-problemy-i-zagrozenia-zwiazane-z-obrotem-dobrami-kultury-na-rynku-sztuki-w-polsce-z-perspektywy-prawnej-ochrony-zabytkow %X This article presents the art market in Poland with a focus on existing problems and potential threats to its transparency. The Polish art market is young and therefore vulnerable when it comes to globally occurring trends and shifts. However, there are some trends that are typical for the Polish realm, such as the existence of non-professionals who are connected to the cultural sector because of their profession (art historians, monuments conservators, museum collaborators, journalists) and act successfully as middlemen. Diminishing risks and mitigating threats is possible with an introduction of new legal regulations and future art market self-regulation. In this regard, applicable international and European legal instruments must be taken into account.