New York has the Museum of Modern Art, London has Tate Modern, and Paris has the Centre Georges Pompidou. On October 25, 2024, Warsaw opened its own Museum of Modern Art. It took the capital two ...

Explore the profound connection between theatre and the sacred in Polish stage art, where performance transcends ...

Mickiewicz’s efforts to influence the politics and outlook of the Catholic Church in his lifetime came to nothing. He himself ...

Józef Czechowicz, a prominent Polish poet, was presumed killed in a 1939 Lublin air raid, yet questions linger about his ...

Zamość, often called the 'ideal city', is a remarkable Renaissance settlement founded in 1580 by Jan Zamoyski and designed by ...

Why should a gambler remember their dreams? What does it mean to dream about blueberries or goose feathers? Here’s what old Polish dream books have to say. At the end of Book Eight of Pan Tadeusz, ...

In ‘Forefathers’ Eve’, Adam Mickiewicz drew on narratives and traditions of the past to articulate a vision of Polishness that spoke to the struggles of the stateless nation. He thus created a drama ...

The history of Polish design might be perceived as quite short in comparison to some other countries, in particular those dominating the history of the design field such as Great Britain. However, the ...

Decades before there were international streaming platforms, the majority of Poles enjoyed shows aired traditionally on TV in their millions. They followed characters like a superspy known as the ...

When released in Poland, English-language films usually receive a translated Polish title. But sometimes these ‘translations’ can barely be called as such, and turn out a little beyond understanding.

With the passage of time, some words are lost to history and others find new meanings. Looking back at the words of Old Polish offers insight into fundamental questions of love, beauty, fear, ...

A patron of Silesian tradition and a rationalist which mocked national insecurities. An example of directorial precision and one of the greatest artists in the history of Polish Television’s theatre ...