What better way to start a year, than with a screening of a French “comedy of errors”? The creators of the iconic “Intouchables” – Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano, are coming back with the new story about two men in a financial predicament of their own making and one uncompromising woman perfectly in control of…
Christmas carols and illuminations, local crafts and art works, mulled wine, gingerbread, chocolate and local delicacies – all with open-air concerts and performances, mill wheels, carousels, pyramids and ice-skating rinks. What’s not to love about the Christmas Markets tradition? Here’s what Poland has to offer this holiday season. WROCŁAW Until January 7 The Christmas Market…
The Podkarpacka Philharmonic invites you to concerts at its headquarters in Rzeszów, where musicians will have been sharing their music for almost 70 years in 2024. The Artur Malawski Symphonic Philharmonic Orchestra of the Podkarpacie Philharmonic in Rzeszów has been very active in artistic activities not only in the country but also internationally for almost…
Since 2015 POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews has been awarding and distinguishing people and organizations that demonstrate important, extraordinary actions, which significantly impact on social awareness of the history of Polish Jews and on building Polish-Jewish relations. The winners of the award are social activists who consistently work to preserve the historical…
The new family-friendly exhibition at the National Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw is a journey through Polish observances, full of riddles and mysteries, where flowers take the lead and guide viewers through the seasons and everlasting cycle of life. In seven colorful exhibition rooms, representing different times of the year and different life stages of both…
Christmas spirit’s already all around with the premiere of the Immersive Nutcracker, The winter miracle exhibition at Warsaw’s Fabryka Norblina. The E.T.A. Hoffmann’s fairy tale about love and kindness, which inspired Piotr Czajkowski to compose his famous ballet, is now available to both – the grown-ups and the youngest viewers in a completely new, spectacular…
The spectacular VR experience EVOLVER presented in this year’s edition of BMW Art Club. The Future is Art, at the Opera Gallery of the Polish National Opera, has been extended due to its huge success and the relentless interest of the visitors. Closing date has been moved to December 17, with the additional admission reservations…
Wladyslaw and Lena Grochowski will receive this year’s regional Nansen Award from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The couple, who live near Siedlce, are being honored for their role in helping war refugees from Ukraine. The prestigious award will be presented in person in Geneva and is the first to be awarded…
Following the progress in the number of foreign students in Poland, Collegium Civitas’ Vice-Rector for International Relations Katarzyna Maniszewska spoke with Erol Dzhelik from Poland Weekly. Are Polish universities active in attracting foreign students? Yes, they are. Not all of them of course, but there is a growing interest in internationalization among Polish Higher Education…
Appreciating the multidimensionality of each person helps to build truly inclusive workplaces – ones where we feel safe and can fulfill our potential, which also contributes to the success of the organization. On May 9, 2023, the nationwide social campaign #PowiedzCześćRóżnorodności was launched. Its initiators – the DEI Alliance Foundation and Better – joined forces…
This year’s 11th edition of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising social-educational campaign, also known as the ‘Daffodils campaign’ will mark the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising outbreak. The campaign is hosted yearly by POLIN Museum, 1000-year history of the Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland. It encourages communities around the world to learn about the…
Young men more often than women are dependent on their parents, according to a study conducted by the National Debt Register. Young women, on the other hand, are more determined than their male counterparts to take jobs For 93% of young people aged 18 to 35, paid work is important, with 73% emphasizing that it…
