Over a thousand years ago, an aristocrat, a writer and a poet – Murasaki Shikibu, wrote Genji monogatari – a masterpiece of Japanese literature considered part of the world’s cultural heritage. The innovative psychological novel, anticipating modern literature in a surprisingly contemporary way, presents the world of the Heian era through the emotions of its…
The Australian musician, poet and actor, known for his outstanding baritone voice Nick Cave, together with his band The Bad Seeds, will play a concert in Kraków during their international The Wild God Tour promoting the new album, which premiere is scheduled for August 30. The performance in Poland will feature a special guest –…
Kerry Anne Longhurst is a British higher education professional specializing in Eastern Partnership, democratization, gender and EU enlargement, with PhD in Philosophy and International Relations and Affairs from the University of Birmingham. She has been living and working in Poland for 14 years, currently a professor and Head of Institute of Politics and International Relations…
The biggest presentation of the collection of Zachęta National Gallery of Art in Warsaw – “Tears of Joy”, features several dozen works from the last few decades, including the iconic pieces from Polish art history. The audience has the opportunity to see, among others, video installation “The Rite of Spring” by Katarzyna Kozyra, photographs by…
Every summer Warsaw’s Fountains at the foot of the Old Town attract tourists and locals, who admire spectacular multimedia shows combining water, images, music and lights. Evening spectacles take place every Friday and Saturday from May till the end of September at 9:30 pm (from May to July), 9 pm (August) and 8:30 pm (September)….
The Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art in Warsaw presents works of Ignacy Czwartos – a Polish painter and draftsman, the winner of an open competition for an exhibition in the Polish Pavilion in Venice. The result of the competition was invalidated by an arbitrary decision of the former Minister of Culture Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, bringing…
The Old Town square in Warsaw once again became the concert heart of the capital. The jubilee 30th edition of the Jazz in the Old Town will last until August 31 and feature performances by Polish and international artists such as, among others, the five-times GRAMMY nominee pianist – Christian Sands, the legend of Polish…
This year’s edition of the outdoor cinema at the National Museum in Warsaw is a journey through the film surrealism featuring works of various international creators, who radically broke away from the treadmill of a daily life, freed themselves from the illusion of safety and the film routine. The program is a feast of experiments…
New Horizons is a festival of cinema visionaries, adamant artists, brave enough to follow their own path against the trends and to talk about the most important matters, using their own, unique language. 285 films with a total running time of 25,600 minutes await viewers of the 24th edition of mBank New Horizons. Over 600…
The new temporary exhibition at the National Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw is a journey through the paintings of Magdalena Shummer – an outstanding creator from the circle of non-professional art. “I am in enormous awe of nature, animals, flowers, and especially trees. Emotionally, I identify with their fate. I started painting when I was 30…
The legendary OFF Festival in Katowice (2011 European Festival Award winner and one of the 10 best festivals in Europe in 2017 according to “The Guardian”) is going to take place between 2 – 4 of August. The line-up includes the iconic vocal, charismatic persona, infinitely inspiring muse – the one and only Grace Jones,…
A cinematic feast for both – visual art lovers and enthusiasts of fine cuisine. A Vietnamese-French director and screenwriter – Tran Anh Hung (Best Director award at Cannes Film Festival 2023) invites viewers to a sensual world, where passion has a taste and even the deepest feelings can be expressed through flavors and aromas. The…