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Witkacy’s world

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A new exhibition on Witkacy at the National Museum in Warsaw provides a new perspective on the artist and his work.

Fun and games mark Lublin ‘Carnaval’

In parting with the traditional and embracing contemporary circus, the Carnaval aims to get a party going on the streets of Lublin, which becomes a hub for performers, buskers and so-called ‘ludic artists’ of all kinds…

Oh Mummy!

In this episode of The Debrief, all you’ve ever wanted to know about ancient Egyptian mummies, as John Beauchamp is joined in the studio with Dr. Wojciech Ejsmond, one of the lead researchers at the Warsaw Mummy Project.

Warsaw museum brings Białoszewski back to life

The Wola branch of the Museum of Warsaw has put on a show which highlights the life and times of one of the capital’s most well-known – yet most-forgotten – writers and artists, Miron Białoszewski.

British photography on show in Kraków

In this episode of The Debrief, we’re down in Kraków to check out the latest exhibition at the Museum of Photography.

Training the engineers of Ukraine’s tomorrow

The Faculty of Civil Engineering at the University of Technology in Kraków is now offering studies in Ukrainian for aspriring engineers.

NGO launches legal office for Ukrainians in Warsaw

With thousands of Ukrainians in Poland’s capital Warsaw, new ways are being found to help them.

Shakespeare lives on in Gdańsk

In this episode of The Debrief, the university library up in the Baltic city of Gdańsk is hosting an exhibition which tells of the city’s links with English playwright William Shakespeare.

Local pride at Wawer’s old ‘Murowanka’ school

On a busy road leading out of Warsaw lies the Murowanka school building, built in 1903 by the residents of Wawer, a suburb of Warsaw.

UN ramps up volunteer operations in Poland

In Poland we’re all used to NGOs and civic society organisations providing the bulk of help for Ukrainians fleeing war, but what happens when you add the United Nations to the mix?

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History | Life

Postcard showing side-burned sailor is named Gdańsk’s oldest – but experts baffled by series of ‘mysteries’

Sent on February 29th, 1888, the postcard depicts a side-burned sailor puffing on a pipe, as well as the iconic crane building standing on the city’s quayside. The postcard’s recipient was a company director called Berhard Lahs who lived in the Silesian town now known as Kamieniec Ząbkowicki.

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  • Poland's CPI hits 15.6 pct y/y in July - stats office

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Four tonnes of Nazi gold found in buried 18th century palace canister, say WWII treasure hunters

Measuring between 1.3 to 1.5 metres long and 50cm in depth, the cylindrical metal canister was found in the conservatory of an 18th century palace used by Hitler’s SS as a brothel.

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