Karol Nawrocki argued that Silesian is a dialect, not a language, and said he opposed “creating artificial divisions in our national community”.
Culture
Polish city steps in to ensure survival of iconic 1950s café
Kraków has obtained the rights to the Rio coffee bar’s name and logo and is now auctioning off the lease.
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Andy Warhol works part of Polish museum’s new exhibition on art of Rusyn ethnic group
The Rusyns are from a region that today lies around the borders between Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Hungary and Romania.
The “Heweliusz Effect”: Netflix’s biggest-ever Polish production added 78m zloty to economy, finds report
The series has quickly become one of Netflix’s most-watched non-English titles.
Poland bets on tourism to add extra dimension to booming economy
Olivier Sorgho
The government wants tourism to contribute 9% of GDP within a decade, up from 4% now.
Germany agrees to return medieval documents looted by the Nazis to Poland
The culture minister called the decision “the most important and valuable return of stolen cultural heritage in modern Polish history”.
Poland’s Solidarity trade union wins legal battle for control of iconic logo
The logo has become famous around the world as a symbol of the struggle against oppression.
Mark Ruffalo to star in thriller about Polish Pope John Paul II’s road to sainthood
He will play the role of a priest assigned to be “devil’s advocate” in assessing the former pontiff’s life.
Polish museum invites Robert De Niro to view portrait of lookalike 17th-century “ancestor”
The 1629 painting, hanging at the National Museum in Wrocław, depicts local nobleman Johann Vogt.
South Korea opens office in Poland to promote cultural exports and content creation
“We want Poland to become a hub connecting Central and Eastern Europe with East Asia,” says the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA).
London exhibition shows pioneering work of Polish “sociological photographer” Zofia Rydet
Zula Rabikowska
Rydet’s work was largely unrecognised in her lifetime but is now seen as groundbreaking.
Poland’s Gdańsk named UNESCO City of Literature
It is the third city in Poland to receive the title.
Poland secures return of stolen artwork that appeared for auction in Denmark
Its Danish owners agreeing to hand the work back to Poland after learning its provenance.
How hip-hop has narrated Poland’s post-communist transformation
Jacek Paśnik
Polish rap, originally concerned with everyday struggles, has evolved along with Poland and now symbolises the country’s success.
