Such a busy year as 2022 has not been experienced by the Wawel Royal Castle in Krakow as a museum in its entire history. Nearly 1,785,000 visitors visited the castle…
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Netflix platform continues offensive in Poland spending hundreds of millions PLN for new productions
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsThe streaming platform Netflix has over 30 Polish films and series on its production list. In 2022 alone, the American giant has earmarked approximately PLN 400 million for Polish productions.…
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Museum of Independence in Warsaw to host an exhibition “I came back. Maria Konopnicka”
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsOn 21 December 2022, the Museum of Independence in Warsaw is opening the exhibition ‘I came back. Maria Konopnicka’. The exhibition has been prepared in cooperation between the Museum of…
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Royal Castle in Warsaw receives new donations to the Royal Collection
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsNew exhibits have been added to the museum galleries of the Royal Castle in Warsaw. The Castle’s latest acquisitions include paintings by Bernardo Bellotto, known as Canaletto, and Marcello Bacciarelli,…
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On 17-18 December, the National Museum of Technology in Warsaw resumed its activities after a break due to renovation work. On this occasion, new exhibitions were opened: the main exhibition…
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Record-breaking auction of Polish artworks. Jan Matejko’s painting sold for more than PLN 15 million
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsThe winter Polswiss Art Works Auction broke all the records set so far, with a turnover of 46, 7 million PLN. Sold for more than 15 million PLN, “Portrait of…
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Growing chances of the Jerzy Skolimowski’s film for an Oscar
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsCo-financed by the Polish Film Institute (PISF), Jerzy Skolimowski’s film IO (English title ‘EO’) has been recognised by the New York Film Critics Club (Best International Film award) and the…
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The Solidarity Heritage Institute has opened a new premises in the centre of Gdańsk – the city of Solidarity. The purchase of the building at 8 Targ Drzewny Street was…
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National Library hosting the exhibition “Signs of civilisation – ancient books from the collection of the National Library of Taiwan”
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsDr Tomasz Makowski, director of the National Library in Warsaw, Tseng Shu-hsien, director-general of the National Library of Taiwan, and Bob L.J. Chen, head of the Taipei Representative Office in…
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Kraków Theatre showing “1989” – a musical portraying the fall of communism in Poland
by Dignity Newsby Dignity NewsThe Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Kraków is showing the play “1989”. Co-produced with the Gdańsk Shakespeare Theatre, the musical tells the story of the Solidarity movement – from the strikes…