Andrzej Duda called suggested that fellow Poles who visited the cinema to watch the film Green Border are “swine”.
Culture
Polish neighbourhood ranked among “coolest in the world”
Zabłocie in the Polish city of Kraków made it onto the list compiled by Time Out magazine.
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Poland’s first comics museum planned in Kraków
An initial exhibition will open this Friday.
Jewish leaders protest Warsaw gallery’s anti-“cancel culture” exhibition featuring hate-speech artist
The government-funded exhibition features an artist linked to neo-Nazis.
How artists created Polish national styles at a time when Poland did not exist
Aleksandra Janiszewska
With Poland partitioned between three imperial powers, art bound Poles together and preserved identity.
Polish city auctions remains of 18th century palace that served as Nazi HQ
Hatzfeld Palace in Wrocław was mostly destroyed in WWII.
Polish government turns communist-era hotel into museum instead of planned shopping centre
Hotel Cracovia operated from 1965-2011.
Inventing authenticity: how the rebuilding of Warsaw’s Old Town became a model for other cities
Andrew Demshuk
Warsaw’s Old Town was recreated after wartime destruction.
Poland buys former Soviet HQ to create museum of communist crimes
The site will commemorate the Augustów roundup, during which thousands of Poles were detained and at least hundreds killed.
Anna Bilińska: the groundbreaking 19th-century artist who defied adversity to inspire others
Aleksandra Janiszewska
A new exhibition introduces a wider audience to her work and history.
First ever gay dating show to air in Poland
The show, based on the Finding Prince Charming format, is due to be broadcast by TVN later this year.
Polish city to end sales of “antisemitic” Jewish figurines
The figures – often shown holding money as a good luck symbol – have long raised controversy.
“Send back Olga’s books”: backlash against Tokarczuk for mentioning Poland alongside Belarus
The Nobel laureate appeared to suggest that both Poland and Belarus have taken advantage of the pandemic to suppress protests.
Polish preschool’s blackface performance provokes controversy
The video has revived a long-running debate about race in Polish language and culture.
