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Delightful ‘little corset’ tiles showcase rescued fragments of Warsaw architecture

Among the items in the Archive is a fragment of the fencing around the statue of Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz, which was obtained during collection works. Archiwum Warszawskiego Detalu

The fragments offer precious examples of the capital’s architecture over the centuries through details from door handles to tiles.

Most Poles shopped online in 2020 - stats office

Nearly 61 percent of Poles made purchases on the internet this year and the percentage of online shoppers has risen by 19 percentage points over the last four years, Poland's statistics office said on Wednesday.

As time goes by: Spell-binding photos bring forgotten past back to life

As one of the major documentary photographers of the 20th century, Paweł Pierściński’s work recorded both the architecture of a changing Poland as well as shots of gently rolling fields and locals going about their day-to-day business.

Fascinating photos capture life under lockdown

The online exhibition, which is being displayed through virtual gallery, VirtuRama, presents a selection of images, around 60 altogether.

Int'l Choir Festival starts online in Poland due to pandemic

Nine choirs from Asia, Europe and North America will participate in the Mundus Cantat 16th International Choir Festival starting in Poland's northern city of Sopot on Monday. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's edition is being held in a hybrid format.

EANA holds first ever online conference

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) held its first ever online conference, instead of its planned meeting in Kiev, EANA has reported.

Poland may tell older primary school students to learn online - PM

Poland will likely keep older classes of primary schools at home and switch them to online or hybrid learning, PM Mateusz Morawiecki told the parliament on Wednesday, three days after most secondary schools moved to online teaching.

New internet platform for entrepreneurs launched at business congress

An online platform designed to help entrepreneurs establish cooperation with potential domestic and foreign contractors was launched as part of the ongoing 10th European Congress of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Katowice, southern Poland.

Cops seize 300 Nazi-German documents put online for sale

​The documents produced between 1939 and 1944 by the occupying German authorities in Łódź, came to light when a man living in the Bielany district of Warsaw who says he bought them at a market offered the collection for sale demanding PLN 59,000.​

Polish Jazz Festival in Tel Aviv launches on Thursday

A concert by the Marcin Wasilewski Trio in Warsaw's SPATiF club on Thursday will kick-off the Polish Jazz Festival in Tel Aviv, concerts will be performed in Israel and Poland and can be watched online.

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Rzeszów monk sets up music school in war-torn African state to teach child soldiers to take up music instead of weapons

Capuchin monk Brother Benedykt Pączka decided to offer children an alternative to being child soldiers and try to sow the seeds of future peace in the country by teaching them to prefer a guitar over a Kalashnikov.

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