In the late 19th century, Georg Brandes made several trips to Poland. Encounters there with Russification, censorship and political oppression made the influential Danish writer fall in love with the ...

The indisputable master of cosmetics responsible for Rita Hayworth’s red curls and the look of Boris Karloff as Frankenstein. He invented liquid-foundation makeup, put lipstick into its present form ...

The most famous Polish traveller, tireless explorer, versatile researcher and humanitarian. He travels to all continents except Antarctica. It was Strzelecki who gave the highest peak in Australia its ...

Every Pole knows Moniuszko composed ‘Halka’ and ‘The Haunted Manor’, that he was the father of Polish opera, and that his face decorated the 100,000 PLN banknotes for a while. But there are so many ...

Have you ever wanted to learn more about Polish design but did not know where to find resources in English? Below is a guide to some of the best books, articles, websites and videos about the history ...

It’s common knowledge that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but… By working on the visual side of books, graphic designers, illustrators and typographers help create the perfect reading ...

Polish folk music has managed to survive and even grow from strength to strength thanks to certain key people. One of those people is undoubtedly Andrzej Bieńkowski and his Muzyka Odnaleziona project.

It turns out famed Romantic poets like Byron, Keats and Coleridge were enamoured with a rather unexpected figure: Tadeusz Kościuszko, one of Poland’s most prominent freedom fighters. Seemingly ...

Influence. Adam Mickiewicz - collage #10. An anonymous woodcut from the collection of Muzeum Literatury in Warsaw was used. Author: Matej Kaniewski for Culture.pl Written in 1833, Alexander Pushkin’s ...

If we ventured into the warehouses of public museums, we would come across dozens of artistic textiles gathered during the communist era. Textile experiments were carried out by constructivist ...

The districts of Kazimierz and Podgórze in Kraków host some of the most beautiful and distinct murals in Poland. Size is not their only impressive feature, they often have a more in-depth meaning ...

Majestic churches, fairytale market squares, amazing food and welcoming locals – after visiting the capital of Lower Silesia once, you’ll already be planning your return. People come to Wrocław to ...