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Roarsome! Poland’s first circus with virtual animals embarks on nationwide tour

Cyrk Wictoria have become the first circus in Poland to incorporate holographic animals into their show… and just the third in Europe. Cyrk Wictoria

VIDEO: Grrr-eat news for circus fans. Featuring lions, elephants, whales and tigers, the Cyrk Wictoria has become just the third circus in Europe to replace real animals with holograms.

World’s first ‘virtual door’ connects Lublin to Lithuanian capital Vilnius in real time

Built from concrete, the project has seen the two cities linked by a pair of circular screens capable of beaming real time images. The organizers hope a bridge will be built between people who would otherwise never meet.

Photographer turns Google street view into fascinating candid series documenting life in (mainly) rural Poland

To overcome lockdown boredom, snapper Monika Stpiczyńska decided to take a virtual tour around Poland using Google street view. What she found was an incredibly candid presentation of everyday life in cities, towns, and villages.  

Late baroque magnate residence has opened its virtual doors

Zamoyski Museum is a palace located in Kozłówka, a village in the Lublin Voivodeship. It is a residence, where two families Bieliński and Zamoyski used to live.

Poland's D-Day Story live

Discover the important role of Poland's military during the Normandy landings at this special anniversary event.

Up, up and away: aviation museum offers virtual tours

The Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków has thrown open its doors for some pandemic-dodging virtual tours.

Virtual walk through Elbląg’s old town

Elbląg is one of the oldest cities in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship and the delightful old town is a place that every tourist should visit.

Virtual ‘Penderecki garden’ to bloom on composer’s birthday in celebration of his works

A new interactive website celebrating the work of composer Krzysztof Penderecki has been launched.

Health Ministry launches virtual coronavirus diagnostic tool

Poland's Health Ministry launched a virtual tool on Wednesday that makes it possible to check for coronavirus disease symptoms and assess the risk of infection.

Virtual Auschwitz Museum attracts 50,000 visitors in March

Fifty thousand people visited Poland's Auschwitz Museum in March thanks to virtual online visits, the former Nazi German death camp's authorities announced on Twitter on Thursday.

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Netflix braces itself for national backlash from diehard fans over its remake of legendary film Znachor

In anticipation of reaction to its modern-day take on the 1982 classic about an outstanding surgeon who loses his memory following an attack, Netflix posted on social media: "Ladies and gentlemen, Your Honour, this is Leszek Lichota as Rafal Wilczur. Znachor is coming to Netflix in the second half of the year."

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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