Polish Flowers
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Polish Flowers

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…

Time for winter miracles
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Time for winter miracles

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…

Wladyslaw and Lena Grochowski will receive this year's regional Nansen Award from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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For the first time, a prestigious UN award goes to Poland

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…

Attracting foreign students to Poland
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Attracting foreign students to Poland

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…

#SayHiToDiversity
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#SayHiToDiversity

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…

WANDA TRACZYK-STAWSKA. FOT. A. KARCZMARCZYK, VAN DORSEN ARTISTS
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‘Remembering Together’ Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

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…

Magdalena Komar and the bees

Extraordinary works together with bees

The Polish artist who conquers Europe. Magdalena Komar creates extraordinary works together with bees. During the two years of the pandemic, Magdalena Komar immersed herself in the fascinating world of bees. The result of this endeavour is an extraordinary collective work with input from both herself and the bees. Unique bas-reliefs describe modern world experiences…

Stop For 1 Minute

Stop For 1 Minute

The commemoration of the 78th anniversary of the Warsaw Rising Once a year, on August 1, the inhabitants of Warsaw pay tribute to the heroes who died in the fight for freedom during the Warsaw Rising in 1944. Dear Tourist, Dear Guest, if on August 1 you are in Warsaw, stay with us for 1…