Arts & Culture

1. Jan Matejko - Stanczyk 1862 (1)

Selected Polish Artists of the 19th and 20th Centuries

December 10, 2024

Polish artists and their paintings generally are not well-known but certainly should be.One reason for...

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From the Son of a Polish Miner to the Royal Court of Sweden: Fascinating Story of World’s most prolific Stamp Engraver

May 10, 2024

Czeslaw Slania (1921 – 2005) was a Polish postage stamp and banknote engraver who, according...

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Polish Folk Dance Performances by Mazowsze are a Spectator Sport

September 21, 2023

Mazowsze Performance - Finale Mazowsze (pronounced "mah-zove-sheh"), named after Poland's heartland where the capital Warsaw...

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Piotr Beczała – One of the World’s Top Tenors

August 1, 2023

Piotr BeczaÅ‚a (born 1966) is one of the most sought-after tenors of our time and...

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Stanisław Lem: The world’s most widely read science fiction writer

July 17, 2023

StanisÅ‚aw Lem's books have been translated into more than 50 languages and have sold more...

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Three Best-Known Polish Women Artists of the Interwar Period (1918-1939)

July 17, 2023

Poland's interwar period was between 1918 and 1939. In November 1918, World War 1 ended...

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Wladyslaw Szpilman – Prolific composer whose musical talents enabled him to survive World War 2

July 17, 2023

This prolific Polish-Jewish composer, who created hundreds of songs and many orchestral pieces, passed away...

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Frédéric Chopin – Compositional Revolutionary, Lion of the Keyboard, and Symbol of National Identity

July 17, 2023

Often regarded as the greatest piano composer to ever live, FrÃ©dÃ©ric Chopin (1810 – 1849)...