The station still deemed it a “successful experiment”.
Culture
Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw opens new permanent home
The building sits alongside Warsaw’s famous Palace of Culture and Science, but has not been universally popular.
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Renowned Polish 19th century panorama painting reopen in modernised home
The Racławice Panorama, created in 1893-94, is one of the world’s few remaining examples of what was once a popular genre of art.
Education superintendent warns schools against trips to “anti-government” play
The new production of Adam Mickiewicz’s “Dziady” is “against the national interest”, said Barbara Nowak, who was thanked by the education minister.
Whites and reds: why Polish winemaking is thriving again
Inka Wrońska
A guide to Polish wine, which is being revived by a new generation.
Polish school cancels Halloween party after parent complains to education board
Conservatives in Poland, including Kraków’s education superintendent, have often criticised Halloween.
A short tour of Poland’s contemporary art scene
Aleksandra Janiszewska
Polish artists have achieved international renown.
Canadian pianist Bruce Liu wins prestigious Chopin competition in Poland
The five-yearly competition in Warsaw is famed for launching global careers.
Gang disrupts Ukraine famine film screening organised by Polish institute in Moscow
Polish director Agnieszka Holland’s “Mr Jones” was being shown at the Memorial NGO.
Award-winning Polish director takes on WWII pogrom of Jews in latest film
Nicholas Hodge
Unlike previous directors, Wojciech Smarzowski depicts the massacre directly.
Polish city hopes for tourism boost from change to national anthem
The government has proposed swapping the order of the second and third verses of Dąbrowski’s Mazurka.
“Silesian tale” wins Poland’s top literary prize as ceremony hit by protests over border crisis
Zbigniew Rokita won the 25th Nike Literary Award for “Kajś”, a book of reportage on the Upper Silesia region.
Polish house named best private residence at international architecture awards
The modern house was inspired by the region’s traditional wooden architecture.
Netflix thriller set amid anti-gay operation in communist Poland
Operation Hyacinth saw the security services gather information on thousands of gay men with the aim of blackmailing them.
