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POLIN museum wins Europa Nostra Award

POLIN's prize-winning TISH Jewish Food Festival, an original project by the museum, was awarded in the "Education, Training and Raising Awareness" category. Tomasz Gzell/PAP

The Warsaw-based POLIN Jewish history museum has received the 2022 Europa Nostra award for its Jewish cuisine festival, POLIN spokesman said on Sunday.

Mysterious ‘Bearded Men of Sławatycze’ tradition added to list of Intangible Cultural Heritage

On the last three days of December, men in the village of Sławatycze dress up in carefully crafted costumes, wear fake beards and chase young women and children with sticks to say goodbye to the old year. But no one can remember how or when it started. 

New game fosters investment in cultural heritage

In this week’s show host John Beauchamp speaks to Justyna Dominiak, a passionate educator who has just made a prize-winning boardgame to get kids interested in cultural heritage.

Poland signs Faro Convention on cultural heritage

Having signed the Faro Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society, Poland has joined a group of 28 states which have already inked the document.

Reviving forgotten legacies and restoring lost heritage

In this edition of The Debrief, we speak to chairman of the Cultural Heritage Foundation, Michał Laszczkowski, about the protection and promotion of Polish cultural heritage both in Poland and abroad.

Video game inspires praise and nostalgia for its depiction of Poland’s cultural heritage

Describing the game as a “poignant slice of Polish culture”, video game critic and reviewer Robert Zak said: “Amid all these Polish made games, few have depicted Poland itself. The Medium breaks this unfortunate tradition beautifully.”

Serenading, egg painting and seed sowing just three of the traditions to make it on to list of intangible cultural heritage

The list of intangible cultural heritage is part of an international effort to preserve traditions under the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Award in a manger: Kraków’s historic Christmas cribs make UNESCO list

The tradition of making cribs dates back to the 14th century and shows no signs of waning.

Kraków nativity scenes make UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list

UNESCO's Evaluation Body has issued a positive recommendation for the inclusion of traditional Krakovian 'szopki' or nativity scenes on the prestigious UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list.

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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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