The Warsaw Philharmonic prepared a special program for this holiday season. It will start with two Concerts of Christmas Carols, taking place on December 17 and 19, performed by the Warsaw Philharmonic Choir under the baton of Bartosz Michałowski. On December 20 and 21 the Warsaw’s Philharmonic Orchestra and soloist Elsa Benoit conducted by Benjamin…
For those who love theater, but don’t speak Polish well enough, The Nowy Theater in Poznań offers plays with subtitles in English. One of the upcoming stage plays made available to the wider, multi-national audience is “The Presidents” by Werner Schwab and it will take place on December 17. Elderly ladies – from the local…
From the beginning of December, the holiday season is already in full swing and in all major Polish cities, visitors can enjoy what’s best in the Christmas market tradition. Caroling, open-air concerts and performances, local craft works and delicacies, mulled wine, gingerbread and chocolate, Ferris wheels, carousels and pyramids – all accompanied by cheerful and…
From December 10 to 31, 2024, Warsaw’s vibrant Norblin Factory will host the “SPOJRZENIA” (“Gazes”) exhibition, a stunning showcase of Bartosz Maciejewski’s photographic mastery. Organized by the Anywhere.pl Media Platform, with Norblin Factory as the strategic partner, this exhibition features over 100 captivating portraits of cultural, media, and sports icons, including Michał Urbaniak, Chris Niedenthal,…
The story of the ‘Nazi Gold Train’ is one which excites the imagination. Many believe that a train full of looted artefacts and gold from occupied Poland lies hidden in a secret tunnel somewhere in the southern mountains of the country. Whether there is any truth behind these rumours or not, people are actively searching…
Amila de Saram is a Sri Lankan-Norwegian human rights and development professional disability rights specialist and certified ADHD life coach, based in Warsaw. She’s been living in Poland for 3 years now, committing herself to work and dedicating her free time to her beloved music. What do you do in Poland? I work in the…
The long-awaited latest film by Pedro Almodóvar is finally about to premiere in Polish theaters. Awarded with the Golden Lion in Venice, with the outstanding performances by Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore – Almodóvar’s first full-length English language feature is a powerful story about friendship, motherhood, life choices and infinite love of life. Based on…
The Museum of Warsaw prepared a new temporary exhibition for the enthusiasts of both – the city itself and its cuisine. “For Here and To Go” presents 800 years of the history of food in Warsaw – from the Middle Ages to present day. Through the collection of archaeological discoveries, archival materials, everyday objects, photographs…
The starting point for the new temporary exhibition at the National Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw, was the assumption that the exhibits gathered and presented in ethnographic museums called “folk art” always have two authors, who come from two different social environments. The first one – “a folk artist”, actually makes the object. The other –…
After years of preparation and over 5 years from the start of construction works the new premises of the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw finally opened for the audience, accelerating the cultural heartbeat of the capital. The new building is situated in the heart of the city center on Defilad Square along the western…
The Warsaw Uprising Mound in the capital’s Czerniaków was created from the rubble of Warsaw after its annihilation during World War II. From the late 40s to the mid 60s it was gradually becoming an artificial hill and afterwards overgrown with vegetation. Today the hill commemorating one of the most important events of international significance…
The latest film by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (“Drive my Car”) is a story of Takumi and his daughter Hana, who live in a village surrounded by the stunning wild nature. Takumi provides wood and water to his neighbors and collects wild wasabi for a local restaurant. Their quiet and peaceful life changes when a company from…
