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Plaster mould for assassinated president’s death mask found in Warsaw attic

The discovery, along with 130 moulds made by a historical firm of famous artisans, was made in a private storage unit near Warsaw’s East Station in the Praga-Północ district where they had been lying forgotten for over 20 years. Conservator on Monuments

Stunned heritage officials said the discovery, along with a treasure trove of other valuables which survived two world wars, including the Warsaw Uprising, and the subsequent decades of Communism, are in almost pristine condition.

Otwock: A living museum, a town generously sprinkled with architectural gems and little hidden treasures

Set a stone’s throw south-east of Warsaw, Otwock is an oversight that demands to be corrected.

Spruce wood bus shelters in honour of ‘Świdermajer style’ brighten up Otwock streets

First coined by painter and architect Michał Elwiro Andriolli, the 19th and early 20th Świdermajer architectural style was inspired by both existing trends and those fomented at the 1873 World Fair in Vienna, whilst also giving a nod to the wooden architecture of Podhale as well as the aesthetics applied to traditional Russian dachas, Alpine cottages and buildings of rural Mazovia.

Tomb with a View: Filled with stunning sculptures ranging in style from Art Nouveau to ancient Egyptian, Powązki cemetery was opened 230 years ago today

A pantheon of Poland’s greatest and a place of pilgrimage for Poles to give thanks to the achievements of earlier generations, it is estimated that over one million people have been buried in its sand and clay.

Film fans get sneak peak at gorgeous new animation from Oscar-winning Loving Vincent director

VIDEO: Directed by Dorota Kobiela, the artwork for the new adaptation of Władysław Reymont’s masterpiece Chłopi has been completely hand-painted to tell the classic story of life in the Polish countryside over a century ago.

Taking a trip into rural Poland’s literary heartland

Stuart Dowell explores Lipce Reymontowskie, the village where Nobel-Prize-winning author Władysław Reymont lived, or so they say.

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Jerzy Skolimowski's ‘emotional’ road movie about a melancholic donkey is nominated for 2023 Oscars

Chosen alongside All Quiet on the Western Front, Santiago Mitre's Argentina 1985, and the Banshees of Inisherin, Skolimowski’s film is billed as a dark exploration of humanity, technology and nature.

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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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