FOCUS::The Granville-Skarbek Cultural Exchange

A new project bringing together three of the UK's biggest Polish institutions

Christine Granville aka Krystyna Skarbek_by Unknown Photographer_half plate glass copy negative_circa 1944_Given by the Estate of William Stanley Moss_ National Portrait Gallery London

Press Material Granville Skarbek Polish Anglo Exchange

Christine Granville aka Krystyna Skarbek_by Aniela Pawlikowska_oil on canvas_c.1946 (1).jpg

The Granville-Skarbek Anglo-Polish Cultural Exchange is a project initiated by POSK,the Polish Social and Cultural Organisation,also known as the Polish Centre, joined by two other foremost Polish organisations in the UK, the Polish Cultural Institute in London,  and Ognisko Polskie (Polish Hearth).

Named after Krystyna Skarbek,better known as Christine Granville, a Polish born countess who became Britain's longest serving special agent,Churchill's favourite spy as she was often descibed, the project aims to show the contribution of the Polish diaspora to British culture,science and society.

In Focus  Julia Griffin , the Project Curator of  the Skarbek-Granville Anglo-Polish Cultural Exchange  talks about the initiative which celebrates the shared history and cultural heritage between the UK and Poland.