“We want Poland to become a hub connecting Central and Eastern Europe with East Asia,” says the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA).
Culture
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.
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Hollywood star Jesse Eisenberg receives Polish citizenship from president
Eisenberg, whose ancestors were from Poland, said that receiving citizenship was the “honour of a lifetime”.
Rare meteoric iron found in 2,700-year-old artefacts in Poland
The find mean that the Polish sites now rank among the most concentrated sources of meteoric iron artefacts globally.
Polish Eurovision hopeful placed on list of “extremists” by Belarus
Their song is sung in a mix of languages and dialects based around Polish, Belarusian and Ukrainian.
Restaurant in Poland named best Neapolitan pizzeria in the world
Zielona Górka in the Polish town of Pabianice is run by husband-and-wife team Jędrzej Lewandowski and Lilianna Lewandwoska.
Archaeologists confirm prehistoric human cannibalism in Polish cave
Researchers believe the practice was likely carried out for ritualistic reasons rather than being necessitated by hunger.
Warsaw modern art gallery tops Lonely Planet list of world’s best new and reopening museums
It came ahead of the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven and the Frick Collection in New York.
Chopin Museum in Warsaw adds rare music manuscript to collection
It is one of only two known existing autographs – manuscripts written in their composer’s hand – of Frédéric Chopin’s “Ballade in F minor”.
AI-generated “challahorse” takes Polish internet by storm after some users think it is genuine
The horse-shaped bread has also been used as a warning of the dangers posed by AI-generated images.
Polish Putin film using AI to generate Russian leader’s face set for premiere
Patryk Vega, who is best known for films about the criminal underworld, decided to focus on “Russia’s biggest gangster”.
Traitor or legend? How one of Poland’s greatest footballers ended up playing for Nazi Germany
Daniel Tilles
Ernest Wilimowski’s story is one of glory, betrayal and the upheaval of Central Europe’s tragic 20th century.
Polish researchers create “Map of Monsters” from regional folklore
Devils, dragons, mermaids and ghosts are among the mythical creatures depicted on the map of Pomerania.
Kraków’s Christmas tree named “most iconic in the world”
Time Out magazine ranked Kraków’s tree ahead of the famous one at the Rockefeller Center in New York.
