The new immersive project premiering on February 9 in the Warsaw’s Art Box Experience at Fabryka Norblina explores the life of one of the most influential female artists in the history of art, the talented rebel, strong, tenacious and able to overcome any adversity – Frida Kahlo. This immersive biography will allow visitors to explore…
Traditionally, at the end of January, collections and accompanying events are held throughout Poland and abroad. The finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOŚP) is a one-day event that has been held since 1993. Each edition of the collection is accompanied by additional campaigns – including concerts, shows and online auctions. The slogan…
Beyond resolutions: 7 steps to help expats in Poland enjoy a prosperous 2024 The beginning of a new year is always an ideal time to review finances and make positive changes. Like getting fit, improving your financial circumstances largely requires a combination of instilling good habits and then being consistent with them. Whether you’re a…
Christopher Mazur is a Canadian teacher of Polish ancestry working in the Edison Primary School in Warsaw. He has been living in Poland for 10 years now and isn’t planning on going back to Canada in the foreseeable future. You have a Polish surname… That’s because both my parents are Polish. I am Polish-Canadian, born…
The Polish National Opera prepared a special educational project for kids at the age of 10 and up, to introduce them to the specificity of movie scores – the ways in which music complements a motion picture and its story, as well as how it affects the audience’s emotions and perception. Big Screen Melodies program…
The new temporary exhibition at the National Museum in Warsaw features works of a Moroccan-born French photographer – Bruno Barbey, showing the life of people and their communities witnessed by the artist during his travels through the five continents. Visitors can see photographs taken in countries such as Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Japan,…
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…
The cinema regulars and museum goers in Poland have admired the works of the director – Lech Majewski, on more than a few occasions. They surely remember the 2011 feature film “The Mill and The Cross”, telling a story of a one day in life of Pieter Bruegel, inspired by his painting “The Procession to…
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…
Stacey Mugambi is a 25-year-old Kenyan based in Warsaw, who has been living in Poland for 2 years. She studies international relations and works as a project coordinator for the European Academy of Diplomacy. Even though she hadn’t considered coming to Poland, it turned out to be a perfect step in her long-term plans. How…
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…