FOCUS :: Cultural Institute in NYC marks 25 years 2025 marks the 25th anniversary of the Polish Cultural Institute New York. Founded in 2000 it is a diplomatic mission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, operating in the area of public diplomacy. One of 25 such institutes around the world it is also a member of the network of the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) in its New York cluster. Zobacz więcej na temat:
FOCUS :: Dark (and colorful) side of digital art A visit to the first Museum of Malware Art in the world, which opened in Helsinki in November. Zobacz więcej na temat:
FOCUS :: Art and AI With a plethora of works of art, from paintings to images and even sculptures generated nowadays by Artificial Intelligence (AI) do we need to rethink the definition of art? Is AI a tool or an enemy? A technology specialist and an art critic weigh in. Zobacz więcej na temat:
FOCUS :: In Mazovian Style An interview with Iwona Majewska, deputy director of the Tourism Organisation of the Mazovia Region (Mazowsze), which offers tourists much more than just royal castles. Zobacz więcej na temat:
FOCUS :: Under a waking volcano "Under the Volcano" by Damian Kocur, selected as Poland’s candidate for an Academy Award in the Best International Film category, premiered in Warsaw on Monday and will be released nationwide on October 11. Zobacz więcej na temat:
FOCUS :: Poland at EXPO 2025 Osaka The concept of the Polish Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka was officially presented during the PAIH Business Forum at the National Stadium in Warsaw on October 2, 2024, half a year before the launching of the event. Zobacz więcej na temat:
FOCUS :: Dali Cybernetics A new multisensory exhibition "Dali Cybernetics" opened to the public at Warsaw's Art Box Experience in Fabryka Norblina offering visitors a closer look into Dali's interpretation of parallel universes, quantum physics, the fourth imension, and much more. Zobacz więcej na temat:
FOCUS :: The Lunar Codex The Lunar Codex project is a time capsule that will be sent to the Moon to show achievements of humanity. It will contain works of contemporary artists, including a collection of books, stories, poems, essays, and magazines. The driving force behind it is Canadian physicist, poet, and art collector Samuel Peralta, while among its participants is Polish painter Daria Solar. Zobacz więcej na temat:
FOCUS :: World Orchestra Week The first edition of Carnegie Hall’s World Orchestra Week (WOW!) took place in New York last week with the participation of more than 700 young musicians from 5 continents, among them over 100 from the European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO). Zobacz więcej na temat:
FOCUS :: Polish Institute in Brussels Diplomats, hundreds of Poles living in Belgium, as well as their international friends, took part in the 3rd edition of the Polish Day event in the Belgian capital on Saturday, May 4. Attractions of the largest Polish festival in this part of Europe included family activities, contests and Polish-language lessons at the stand of the Polish Institute in the Belgian capital, combined with food tasting, a concert by Polish singer Katarzyna Nosowska and a stunt show by Polish cyclist Krystian Herba. Zobacz więcej na temat:
FOCUS :: Poland at the 60. Venice Biennale The 60th International Art Exhibition in Venice, titled "Stranieri Ovunque - Foreigners Everywhere", opens to the public on Saturday April 20. The Exhibition features 88 national participations, including one from Poland. Zobacz więcej na temat:
FOCUS :: "A Tiger Came into the Garden: Art of Maria Prymachenko" An exhibition of works by the outstanding 20th-century Ukrainian artist Maria Prymachenko has opened at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw. "A Tiger Came into the Garden: Art of Maria Prymachenko: is the first such wide-ranging presentation of the artist’s work in Poland. Zobacz więcej na temat:
FOCUS :: Klimt. The Immersive Exhibition Following a sucessful run around the globe an exhibition that takes visitors on immersive, 360-degree journey into the world of Gustav Klimt's works, has come to Warsaw' Soho Art Center. Zobacz więcej na temat:
FOCUS :: Frida Kahlo. The Life of an Icon An immersive exhibition about Mexican artist Frida Kahlo opens in Warsaw's Norblin Factory on Friday, February 9, as Poland and Mexico mark the end of celebrations of the 95th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations. Zobacz więcej na temat:
FOCUS :: Warsaw Art Expo Marisa Łempicka, the great granddaughter of the art deco artist Tamara Łempicka, was among the guests at the 20th edition of the Warsaw Art Fair, which brought together more than 100 leading modern art galleries, antique shops and auction houses from Poland and abroad. Zobacz więcej na temat:
FOCUS :: Distinguished Indologist Every year the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) recognizes eminent Indologists who have made outstanding contribution to Indian cause, by studying, teaching or doing research in India's philosophy, thought, history, art, culture, Indian languages and literature. The recipient of the Distinguished Indologist Award 2022 is professor Joanna Jurewicz, the chair of East Asia Studies at Warsaw University's Faculty of Oriental Studies. Zobacz więcej na temat:
FOCUS :: Picasso and Poland A tour through a newly opened exhibition of masterpieces from the prestigious Museo Casa Natal Picasso in Malaga at the National Museum in Warsaw prepared to mark 75 years since Pablo Picasso's first and only visit to Poland. Tune in to find out the places he visited here in 1948, what inspired him and what gifted the National Museum! Zobacz więcej na temat: