Success of Wyspiański exhibition sparks talk of permanent gallery
The runaway success of a temporary exhibition of paintings by Polish cultural titan Stanisław Wyspiański (1869 – 1907) at the
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Watch this weird 1913 silent Christmas short silent animation by a Polish-Russian filmmaker
Watch ‘The Insects’ Christmas’, a delightfully strange 1913 stop-motion animated short by pioneering Polish-Russian filmmaker Władysław Starewicz
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Breaking a traditional Christmas Eve wafer with Poles? Here’s how to give them good wishes
On Christmas Eve, Poles traditionally break wafers and give each other holiday wishes. Here’s how to give them the best – even if your Polish isn’t
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Kino Mania: Fugue (2018)
Agnieszka Smoczyńska’s sophomore film Fugue is a poignant take on the process of learning anew how to experience beauty and emotions in a rootless present
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Kino Mania: Kler (Clergy) (2018)
Kler (Clergy) may be 2018’s most talked-about Polish film – a box office hit despite director Wojciech Smarzowski’s highly critical depiction of priests
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Polish artist Edward Dwurnik dies at 75
Influential contemporary Polish painter and graphic designer Edward Dwurnik has died at his home at the age of 75
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‘Last!’?!: Reflections on Karl Culley’s final gig and album
Reflections on the final album and upcoming performance of Karl Culley, one of Krakow’s most enchanting songwriters and guitarists
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New playground and garden open at Jewish early childhood center
The Jewish Community Centre (JCC) in Krakow has officially opened the new Taube Family Playground and Shana Penn Garden for the children of their FRAJDA Early Childhood Center.
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MOCAK’s ‘Motherland in Art’ exhibition explores how we relate to our homelands
MOCAK’s exhibition ‘Motherland in Art,’ lasting through this month, explores the thorny political and personal connotations associated with our homelands
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Museum of Photography in Krakow to open new HQ in Wola Justowska
The Museum of Photography in Krakow is preparing to open a new headquarters for its exhibitions in a historic shooting range in Wola Justowska
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