It is the first time in almost a century that a new work by Chopin, who died in 1849, has been discovered.
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Polish broadcaster shuts down AI-run radio station after a week following backlash
The station still deemed it a “successful experiment”.
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Book on Nazi persecution of homosexuals and poetry collection win Poland’s leading literary prize
Jerzy Jarniewicz’s “Mondo cane” won the Nike Literary Award while Joanna Ostrowska received the readers’ prize.
Łódź art museum epitomises failures of Polish government’s cultural policy
Piotr Kosiewski
An inexperienced political appointee as director threatened to undermine the Museum of Art’s global prestige.
Bellotto: the 18th-century artist who helped Warsaw rise from the ashes of WWII
Aleksandra Janiszewska-Cardone
Bernardo Bellotto, also known as Canaletto, painted detailed views of Warsaw which were crucial in the rebuilding process.
Poland launches campaign to regain looted art from Russia
Hundreds of thousands of works of art and other cultural items remain missing after disappearing during the war.
Exhibition shows children’s drawings of Ukraine war alongside those from Poland after WWII
“The similarity between historical and contemporary works is striking,” said the exhibition’s curator.
Ten classic Polish films you can now watch online for free
Filip Mazurczak
A unique opportunity to get a taste of one of the world’s most important national cinematic canons.
Polish made official language in Brazilian town founded by Poles
The recognition of Polish in Áurea is a “form of social justice that aims to correct the linguistic violence of the past”.
Concrete, pastels and billboards: the battle for beauty in Poland’s cities
Alicja Ptak
Residents and activists are struggling against the urban diseases of “concretitis”, “advertitis” and “pastelitis”.
“I write for intelligent people, not idiots,” says Polish Nobel laureate Tokarczuk
Her remarks led to accusations of classism and snobbery and stirred debate about the place of literature in society.
Hundreds of classic Polish films made available for free online
Among the films published on the website are works by famed Polish directors Andrzej Wajda and Krzysztof Kieślowski.
Polish museum founded in Switzerland 150 years ago saved from eviction threat
The Polish Museum in Rapperswil, Switzerland, became an important location for Poles exiled from their partitioned homeland.
Witkacy: exhibition explores one of Poland’s most eccentric and important artists
Aleksandra Janiszewska-Cardone
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz was a leading experimental painter and writer of the early 20th century.
