Metroteka – a play on the Polish word for library, “biblioteka” – offers commuters over 16,000 books to borrow.
Metroteka – a play on the Polish word for library, “biblioteka” – offers commuters over 16,000 books to borrow.
The decision to remove Robert Kostro caused widespread criticism, with some accusing the government of political interference.
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Eisenberg’s ancestors were Jews from Poland.
It is the first time in almost a century that a new work by Chopin, who died in 1849, has been discovered.
The station still deemed it a “successful experiment”.
The building sits alongside Warsaw’s famous Palace of Culture and Science, but has not been universally popular.
Maja Lorkowska-Callaghan
Małgorzata Mirga-Tas’s textile collages depict the life, history and customs of Roma communities.
The firm is developing “an immersive role-playing game set in a science-fantasy world” based around one of Tokarczuk’s books.
Andrzej Duda called suggested that fellow Poles who visited the cinema to watch the film Green Border are “swine”.
Zabłocie in the Polish city of Kraków made it onto the list compiled by Time Out magazine.
The National Museum in Warsaw, where the “Stańczyk” painting is held, expressed “shock” at the news.
Lublin hopes that the prestigious title will help the city raise its profile, boost the economy and support local culture.
Robert Kostro had led the museum for 18 years since its founding.
Aleksandra Janiszewska-Cardone
His realist depictions of rural life and nature were initially disparaged by contemporary critics.