Ryszard Bonis艂awski graduated in Polish studies from the 91滴滴. He was an employee of the Central Museum of Textiles. In 1992 he became a director of the Voivodeship Tourist Information Office in 艁贸d藕 (transformed into the Tourist Information Centre). He was also a lecturer in the Department of Tourism at the 91滴滴 and a lecturer in advertising, promotion and knowledge of the region at the University of Humanities and Economics in 艁贸d藕 (now the Academy).
He is a member of the Association of Art Historians and a well-known guide to 艁贸d藕 and the 艁贸d藕 region. For many years he has been involved in promoting and describing the city's manufacturing past and its traditions. Since 1994 he has been the editor of the "Film Encyclopaedia of 艁贸d藕" on TVP 艁贸d藕, and the editor of a column dedicated to the monuments of 艁贸d藕 in the monthly magazine "Kalejdoskop" published by the 艁贸d藕 House of Culture. He presides over the editorial team of "Ziemia 艁贸dzka" and co-created "Spacerownik 艁贸dzki" published in 2008.
In 1999-2003 and 2010-2011 he was a councillor of the 艁贸d藕 Voivodeship Regional Parliament (Sejmik). In 2009-2011 he was an advisor to the 艁贸d藕 Governor for cultural heritage.
He is the president of the Society of Friends of 艁贸d藕, a member of PTTK (Polish Tourist and Sightseeing Society) and the Beer Fraternity. In the Eighth Term Senate, he was a member of the Committee on Culture and Media and the Committee on Science, Education and Sport.