The value of archaeological discoveries along the Polish section of the Yamal-Europe transit gas pipeline has been recognised not only in Poland. The Council of Europe was one of the international organisations which came to appreciate the findings.

On September 14 - 26, 1998, the Palace of Europe in Strasbourg was home to an exhibition entitled "The Pipeline of Archaeological Treasures" which showed the treasures of ancient cultures recently uncovered and saved for the benefit of mankind. The exhibition inaugurated the European Heritage Days and was organised under the auspices of the Minister of Culture and Arts of the Republic of Poland and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.

The opening ceremony was attended by politicians, business representatives, members of the Polish and European Parliament, and eminent scholars.

EuRoPol GAZ seized the opportunity to present itself in Strasbourg as a corporate patron of science which sets an example of successfully combining technological advancement in the early 21st century with the respect for material evidence of the early history of our civilisation. As Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Daniel Tarschys, pointed out in his opening remarks,"the exhibition symbolises a perfect symbiosis between a major forward-looking project and a discipline of knowledge which will prevent humanity from forgetting its history and cultural identity".

The exhibition was subsequently shown in the National Museum in Warsaw, Poland (launched officially on November 24, 1998). One special feature of the exhibition was not related to the excavations along the gas pipeline but it did reaffirm the commitment of EuRoPol GAZ to take the role of a patron of arts. The Company had acquired a fully preserved Roman sarcophagus from the 3rd century A.D from a private collector and donated it to the National Museum. The sarcophagus, which is 2 m long, 1 m wide and 1.2 m tall and is richly decorated with relief, has become the only specimen of late antique relief sculpture in its class in the collection of the National Museum in Warsaw.
The exhibition travelled all across Poland and attracted much public attention. Amongst other places, it visited the Archaeological Museum in Cracow, the Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom, Historical Museum of the City of Gdańsk, the Archaeological Museum in Poznań, the Museum in Grudziadz and the Gallery in Ostrołęka.

The exhibition visited the Academy of Finland in Helsinki, Finland, in November 2000.

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