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Collection of sketches and drawings reveal little-known side of film director Andrzej Wajda

Despite having a string of award-winning films to his name, the director’s first love was painting. Kamil A. Krajewski

Despite having a string of award-winning films to his name, the director’s first love was painting and the new exhibition entitled the ‘Japanese Notebook’ presents a collection of his drawings depicting the interesting and unique mysteries he came across during his time in the land of the rising sun.

Delightful watercolours show Lublin as you’ve never seen it before

Artist Beata Chęcińska said she focused on Lublin because “It’s a beautiful city, I've seen its change through the years. Every district has its own special atmosphere, especially the old part of the city. It fascinates me.”

The man behind Polański’s ‘dark and disturbing’ The Tenant, Roland Topor would have been 80 today

Although born in Paris and considered a French artist, Topor’s ties to his Polish-Jewish heritage are unquestionable.

It’s a world record! After six years artist’s work FINALLY recognised as being a record breaker

It was only at the end of 2018 that the Guinness Book of Records confirmed that Sebastian Krawczak’s opus magnus was exactly 16 cm2 larger than the previous record holder, making it the largest pencil mural in the world.

Beautiful Christmas cards of yesteryear tell fascinating story of defiance to communist-era censorship

EXCLUSIVE: The simplistically beautiful cards were created by some of Poland’s leading illustrators who became known as the Polish School of Illustration.

Thoughtful historical explorations of contemporary human existence – meet Michał Martychowiec

Since 2013 the Lublin-born artist who now lives in Berlin has been doing a project called The Daily Question where he produces one neon text piece, in the form of a question, every year. The individual neons are then installed in different locations, including being shown in the context of other exhibitions by the artist or, for example, on the outside walls of buildings.

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Life

Teen sparks national mania after spotted reading book instead of smartphone while selling raspberries

The 13-year-old called Samuel charmed the country after being photographed on the high street in Gniezno which quickly went viral creating a wave of ‘Samuel-mania’.

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Exclusive

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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