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Touching WWII love story between Polish musician and Scottish nurse uncovered after discovery of haunting waltz

The melancholy piece entitled A Girl’s Tears by musician Bolesław ‘Bollo’ Ilnicki was found in a Scottish hospital where the nurse had looked after him during WWII. NAC/ NHS Lanarkshire

The melancholy piece entitled A Girl’s Tears by musician Bolesław ‘Bollo’ Ilnicki was found in a Scottish hospital where he composed it for the nurse who had looked after him in 1940.

Stepping into history: a Lublin museum gives visitors the chance to dive into Poland’s rural past

From linen to a foxtrot, the museum brings the past back to life.

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Art & Culture

Artist pays homage to Warsaw districts with striking silver jewellery

Picked up on by the national press, Kasia Szafarska’s work has made waves owing to inspiration derived from five Warsaw districts.

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Wrocław clinic uses ‘super viruses’ to battle rebellious bacteria

In an exclusive, TFN profiles the clinic that could transform the way antibiotic-resistant infections are treated.

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Events

22/04 - 31/12 The Warsaw we never knew: Stunning photos of pre-war Warsaw moved online
25/04 - 31/12 Kraków gallery opens online show of Beksiński paintings
04/05 - 31/12 Polin Museum in Your Home
12/05 - 31/12 My heart will always be in Nowy Sącz: Exhibition in honour of theatre dame Zofia Rysiówna
17/05 - 05/07 Chopin in the park goes online to avoid Covid lockdown

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