Art & Culture

Art historian who found lost El Greco painting finally rewarded with Gloria Artis Culture Medal

The Ministry of Culture and National heritage said: 'Thanks to this outstanding doctor of art history, a wonderful art treasure was found and restored, the only El Greco ‘Ecstasy of St Francis’ painting in Poland.' Stanisław Rozpędzik/PAP

More than forty years ago, the picture by one of the greatest painters in art history was found hanging in the rectory of a small parish church in Kosów Lacki. Now, Dr Izabella Galicka, one of the woman who found it, has been awarded the medal for services to culture.

The music of love: the life and times of the operatic beauty who stole Chopin’s heart

Konstancja Gładkowska may have been the love of a young Chopin but she herself and the extent of their relationship remain shrouded in the mists of history.

Quirky exhibition based on award-winning book Quarks, Elephants and Pierogi opens in London

The book, which introduces people to the Polish language and culture in a fun and light-hearted way, is now the basis for the exhibition at Clapham library which uses a selection of colourful graphics and choice words crucial to understanding Poles, their habits and traditions.

Warsaw Film Festival kicks off

The 35th Warsaw Film Festival will start on Friday afternoon with a screening of an international production "The Barefoot Emperor" directed by Jessica Woodworth and Peter Brosens.

Artwork carved into mountain rocks sheds intimate light on locals’ war and post-war experiences

Located in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia, the village of Skawica has been attracting researchers intrigued by drawings and words inscribed in large rocks by locals living through the turbulent times of war and communism.

Warsaw Film Festival kicks off

The 35th Warsaw Film Festival will start on Friday afternoon with a screening of an international production "The Barefoot Emperor" directed by Jessica Woodworth and Peter Brosens.

She’s done it! Olga Tokarczuk wins Nobel Prize for Literature

The outstanding recognition makes Tokarczuk the first Polish writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 23 years. The last time it was won was in 1996 by poet Wisława Szymborska.

High Five! Awards got to FIVE Polish cities for their revitalisation and green spaces projects

Recognition went to Katowice, Lublin and Łódź in the “revitalized public space” category, while Jaworzno and Kraków were showered with praise in the “Green public space” category.

Poland's public TV broadcaster signs Junior Eurovision Contest contract

Jacek Kurski, chairman of the Polish national state broadcaster TVP, and Jon Ola Sand, the Eurovision Song Contest's executive supervisor, signed an agreement, on Tuesday, on the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019, to be held in Gliwice, southern Poland.

Famous Polish director, screenwriter dies aged 76

Janusz Kondratiuk, a Polish director and screenwriter, died on Monday following a battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 76, PAP was told by Polish Film Institute head Jacek Bromski.

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