What we eat and how we eat contribute to defining us as citizens, as members of a specific social or generational group, as ...

Zamość, often called the 'ideal city', is a remarkable Renaissance settlement founded in 1580 by Jan Zamoyski and designed by ...

We explore the allure and complexities of utopian visions through the lens of reporters who journey to communities striving ...

The decadent and outlandish nobility known as the Polish Sarmatians are often said to have brought down the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth through their mistakes and hubris. The novelist Wojciech ...

A traveller, soldier, conspirator and exile, Beniowski was crowned king of Madagascar and proclaimed the island’s Ampansakebe (Emperor) by its indigenous people. Maurycy August Beniowski considers ...

Mickiewicz’s efforts to influence the politics and outlook of the Catholic Church in his lifetime came to nothing. He himself ...

‘Oh, I’m Popeye the Sailor Man!’ Most people know Popeye as a tough, spinach-eating sailor, a cartoon character created by American cartoonist E. C. Segar. But did you know who the real-life ...

There are two official languages in our country: Polish and Kashubian. In addition, we have dialects: Masovian, Lesser Poland dialect, Greater Poland dialect, Silesian, mixed ones in the east of the ...

The text explores the influence of utopian visions on architecture, showing how ambitious designs, even when unrealized, inspire progress. It highlights iconic works like the Crystal Palace, Plan ...

Let’s meet some of Poland’s women composers and pianists, from the 18th century to the present day – and get to know their contributions to the herstory of Polish music. This is how the German ...

With a history over 700 years old, Poland’s capital has dozens of historical palaces. Join us on a tour of eight particularly notable ones, highlighting the architecture, surroundings and history of ...

From its birth in 1908, Syrena Record had gone on to rapidly earn a place in Polish and international recording history – and all within some six years before WWI pushed Europe into chaos. In the ...