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…

braz Pawła Kowalewskiego "Mon Cheri Bolsheviq 2005" - obraz P. Kowalewski / Adam Białas

Paweł Kowalewski, an artist who predicted the future

Art is a channel of contact between the past, present and future. It helps us to deal with essential matters for all human life and relate to our existence. By manifesting what is most important, art predicts what our future lives will bring. Artists often direct the future by seeing patterns before they even form…

МИ З ВАМИ / We are with you! A charity gala for Ukraine at the Grand Theatre and National Opera in Warsaw

МИ З ВАМИ / We are with you! A charity gala for Ukraine at the Grand Theatre and National Opera in Warsaw

Until now 6.5 million people have been internally displaced in Ukraine. In addition, the European Union has so far hosted more than 3.8 million refugees. Poland has literally become home to more than 2.5 million of mothers with children fleeing Russia’s aggression. The fight for European values and human rights united all Poles, therefore, from the first hours of…

A record has been broken on the Polish art market after a Rubens’ painting was sold for 14.4 million zlotys / photo: Adam Białas

Rubens’ painting sale smashes Polish art market records

A record has been broken on the Polish art market after a Rubens’ painting was sold for 14.4 million zlotys. On March 17, the Desa Auction House in Warsaw auctioned the 17th-century “Portrait of a Lady” by Peter Paul Rubens. It is the first sale of this class of work on the Polish market.  The…

Polish society

Preliminary census results show small dip in Polish population

According to the preliminary results of the National Population and Housing Census 2021, the population of Poland was 38,179.800, down 0.9% compared to the results of the 2011 census. The number of women decreased by 187,800. (ie 0.9%), and men by 144,400. (i.e. 0.8%).  The preliminary results of the census indicate that in the period…

WOŚP: Poland’s annual charity event hits 30

WOŚP: Poland’s annual charity event hits 30

The 30th anniversary of Poland’s biggest charity fund-raiser took place on January 30, with 1,633 staff and nearly 120,000 volunteers collecting money throughout Poland and around the world to help in the treatment of children’s eyesight, among other things. As many as 90 members of staff in 29 countries participated in this year’s collection, with…

Christmas in Poland

Christmas spending of Poles

December is one of the most financially demanding times of the year. Shopping for gifts for loved ones, food products for Christmas Eve and the Christmas table, Christmas decorations, transport – all meaning higher than usual expenses. At the same time, the century’s record-breaking inflation (7.7%) has made us tighten our belts – this is…

Polish art market bucks global downturn

Polish art market bucks global downturn

Poland is expected to record the highest sales of art in its history, for another year in a row, bucking the global market trend. In 2020 the international art market fell due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to around EUR 43.2 billion, 22% down year-on-year. Experts estimate that in 2020 the turnover on…

Łódź launches foreigner-friendly campaign

Łódź launches foreigner-friendly campaign

The City of Łódź Office has prepared special guides for foreigners who decide to settle in Łódź, part of its campaign to attract foreigners to the central Polish city.

Poznań unveils project to drive IT boom

Poznań unveils project to drive IT boom

The Wielkopolska Association of Employers Lewiatan has opened invitations to units operating in the IT sector to take part in the project “Grant for young academic teachers at IT faculties in Poznań.” The project aims to establish a fund for grants for young staff at Poznań universities and support the education of specialists. The past…

Poles’ shift to e-vehicles gains traction

Poles’ shift to e-vehicles gains traction

97% of drivers of such vehicles in Poland are satisfied and they do not intend to return to internal combustion motorization.