The Odotheka project will produce an archive of the scents of ten historical objects, including Leonardo’s Lady with an Ermine.
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New exhibition shows Jewish life in Polish shtetl before the Holocaust
Stuart Dowell
Self-taught artist Mayer Kirshenblatt captured in vivid detail his childhood memories of prewar Poland.
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Poland seeks UNESCO help in returning art looted by Germany in WWII
“Today these items are in German homes, mansions, museums,” says Poland’s deputy foreign minister.
Malczewski painting becomes Poland’s most expensive art sale after going for 17 million zloty
The sale of the piece remains on hold after doubts were raised over the legal status of its ownership.
Poland protests sale in Berlin of Kandinsky allegedly stolen from Warsaw museum
The 1928 work was stolen from the National Museum in Warsaw, according to Poland’s culture ministry.
Questions in Poland after Macron hands pope book with Polish stamp
Some have wondered if the item was looted from Poland during the Nazi German and Soviet occupations of World War Two.
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.
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.
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.
Rembrandt’s “The Polish Rider” returns to Warsaw palace after 200 years
The artwork, which belonged to Poland’s last king, will be on display until 7 August.
First exhibition devoted to Art Deco painter Tamara Łempicka opens in Poland
Tamara Łempicka was known for her Art Deco portraits, one of which in 2020 became the most expensive work by a Polish artist ever sold.
Stolen 16th-century painting returned to Poland by Sweden
Poland’s culture minister thanked Sweden for its “exemplary cooperation” in returning the stolen artwork.
National Museum in Warsaw buys 14 works by Chagall with government grant
The purchase is part of a government strategy to enrich collections with Polish and European art.
