The power of advertising was already recognized by the ancients, praising their goods and services on the walls and in papyrus manuscripts, but primarily in […]
Author: Angela Mutti
MAKE A CABARET! On the history of laughter and XI muse
Grown up on the wreckage of World War II, under the auspices of the authorities and in independent cabaret circles, student theaters and Cracow laughter […]
ART AND TECHNOLOGY IN POLAND: from the Art Nouveau era to technology culture
The relationship between art, science and technology in Poland has its own long and complex tradition, rooted in the experiments of the first wave of […]
WILLIAM SASNAL Columbus in London
Famous Polish artist Wilhelm Sasnal will present his new work, Columbus, at Sadie Coles in the Mayfair district of London. The 28-minute film, which uses […]
“FORCE OF ABSTRACTION” in Brest
The works of Bartosh Kokosinsky, Grzegorz Koziera, Pavel Matyshevsky, Iza Rogutskaya and Irmina Stasia can be seen in the Art Museum in Brest. At the […]
MURALI – city painting
Open air gallery The first murals on the blank walls of prefabricated houses in the Gdansk Zaspa neighborhood appeared in 1997, in honor of the […]
GLITTER and SPLENDOR: the most beautiful ballrooms in Poland
Kryzhtopor Castle, Uyazd There were no balls in this castle for a long time. Although the castle ballroom has existed only in collective memory for […]
7 MOST BEAUTIFUL UNDERGROUND TOURISTS IN POLAND
Silver Mine in the Tarn Mountains The whole world learned about the sights in the Tarnovsky Mountains some time ago. The UNESCO committee in Krakow […]
15 PREMIUM Red Dot FOR POLAND
The Red Dot Awards have been recognized for 60 years. Together with another German award, the iF Design Awards, it is the world’s most important […]
TEN THINGS THAT YOU WILL BE SURPRISED IN POLAND
Public transport To the question “what pleasantly surprised you in Poland”, we most often heard the answer “public transport”. On buses and trams you can […]
Fashion in Polish magazines 1989
In 1989, couturiers and authors who wrote about clothing did not yet imagine the problems or opportunities that the coming capitalism promised. The most sore […]
Polish film festivals
T-Mobile International Film Festival New Horizons If you prefer the seven-hour Satanic Tango by Bela Tarra to the party with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, […]
Polish painters: urban folk
Flower Charm One of the most interesting phenomena of traditional architectural art in Poland is the painted facades and interiors of houses in the village […]
Meet on clothes! Fashionistas and fashionistas of Polish literature
Juliusz Slovak – the first Polish dandy “In the morning I’m a writer – I write, rule, rewrite, and in the evening, at half past […]
Polish literature: a guide for a foreigner
How it all began? The earliest works in Polish, continuing the traditions of Latin-language literature, date back to the 14th century. The most significant of […]
Orthodox cemeteries in Poland
More than 500 thousand Orthodox live in Poland. They mainly live in the eastern part of the country, and the Bialystok Voivodeship is considered the […]
Chocolate History of Poland
Ciocolata, czokulada, czokolta, czykulata – this is what Polish used to call ordinary chocolate (the modern spelling is “czekolada”). Today, this favorite treat for everyone […]
7 strange Polish traditions
Every country has traditions that shock foreigners. The fact that the Poles seem absolutely normal on weekdays and on holidays can cause amazement and bewilderment […]
Seven unusual Polish libraries
Once upon a time, libraries were just a place to store scrolls. Over time, they became treasures, where they kept priceless tomes, and today claim […]
Which of the Polish artists is considered the most expensive? What is the most expensive Polish painting?
Tamara Lempitskaya (de Lempicka) “Portrait of Marjorie Ferry”, 1932. Sold at Christie’s auction in London on February 5, 2020 for £ 16,280,000 ($ 21,150,000). Henryk […]