The decision to remove Robert Kostro caused widespread criticism, with some accusing the government of political interference.
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Poland launches global network to “keep the memory of Polish Jews alive”
“The millennium-long heritage of Polish Jews forms an intrinsic part of the Polish history and culture,” says the foreign ministry.
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Chinese embassy protests Warsaw exhibition of dissident artist Badiucao
The gallery has condemned attempted “preventative censorship” by the Chinese authorities.
Poland shelters artworks from Ukraine amid war
“We have accepted new refugees from Ukraine – this time they are works of art,” says the director of the Royal Castle in Warsaw.
“Nineteenth century” artefacts found in Poland actually from ancient Egypt and Rome
The figurines of Egyptian and Roman deities Osiris and Bacchus were found in the grounds of a former Polish stately home.
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.
Polish museum asks visitors to stop having sex on its premises
Several pairs of lovers have been caught in flagrante this summer on the museum’s CCTV.
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.
Poland breaks world record for biggest lump of amber
Guinness World Records has certified the giant boulder, which weighs 68.2 kg, as the heaviest ever documented.
Austrian museum returns animal specimens stolen from Warsaw in WWII
The Haus der Natur in Salzberg discovered the items in a warehouse in 2017 and informed the Polish embassy.
Poland’s first comics museum planned in Kraków
An initial exhibition will open this Friday.
Polish government turns communist-era hotel into museum instead of planned shopping centre
Hotel Cracovia operated from 1965-2011.
Three resign from Auschwitz council following “political” appointment of former PM
Beata Szydło says it is “an honour and great responsibility” to be chosen.
Jewish museum condemns Catholic university for not disciplining professor over ritual murder claims
“Blood libel” claims are a longstanding antisemitic canard.
