Calendar of cultural events of the Polish Institute Brussels and the Adam Mickiewicz Institute during the the Polish presidency of the Council of the European Union 2025
In the first half of 2025, Poland will take centre stage on the European cultural scene, presenting a vibrant and diverse artistic programme. For six months, Polish art, theatre, film, music, and literature will bring people together. The programme underscores culture’s ability to act as a bridge connecting various traditions, languages, and experiences. Each event offers a unique opportunity to experience Polish culture firsthand and connect with talented Polish artists and creators. The programme takes particular emphasis on young creators who bring freshness and a modern perspective, while connecting generations and cultures in a dialogue about the future of Europe.
The cultural events program, part of Poland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union includes projects taking place across many European countries. Below, we’ve selected the official and accompanying events happening in Belgium. The projects initiated and carried out by the Polish Institute Brussels are highlighted in red. The full list of events under the theme “Culture Sparks Unity” can we found on the website https://poland2025eu.culture.pl/ coordinated by Adam Mickiewicz Institute.
More information about Poland’s presidency of the Council of the EU: http://poland25.eu/
January 2025
- 7 January 2025: Concert of the Karski Quartet as part of the series ‘Poland’s Next Generation of Classical Music’ in collaboration with the European Parliament (Brussels) – Polish Institute Brussels
- 14 January – 30 June 2025: Exhibition of Polish design, graphics, and illustration at the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament exploring the theme of “Regeneration” (curator: Aleksandra Kędziorek) – The Adam Mickiewicz Institute
– Presentation of Polish design, graphics, and illustration at the headquarters of the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament (interior design by Katarzyna Baumiller, Justus Lipsius, “Europa” buildings, European Parliament, Brussels)
– Installation by Alicja Patanowska, We are the Weather (Justus Lipsius, Brussels)
– Installation by Alicja Biała Underneath the Hard Ground, Soft Ground at the headquarters of the Council of the European Union (Europa Building, Brussels)
– Exhibition of Polish art from the collection of the European Union Parliament and Polish collections (European Parliament, Brussels) - 13 – 17 January 2025: Women and the Vote exhibition (European Parliament, Brussels) – Adam Mickiewicz Institute
- 16 January – 28 February 2025: “Landscape Archive” exhibition by the Zapomniane Foundation at the Centre Communautaire Laïc Juif (Brussels) – Polish Institute Brussels
- 16 January – 1 March 2025: Exhibition of works by Tatiana Wolska at Irene Laub Gallery (Brussels) – Polish Institute Brussels
- 23 January: Panel discussion: Design Stories / Brussels at the Design Museum Brussels- Polish Institute Brussels
- 23 January – 23 February 2025 : Post Tourism – Ada Zielińska’s exhibition at La Nombreuse Gallery (Photo Brussels Festival, Brussels) as part of the series Photography – Beyond Reality. The Art of Imaging. (in collaboration with the Polish Institute Brussels)- Polish Institute Brussels
- 29 January – 28 February 2025: “Landscape Archive” exhibition by the Zapomniane Foundation at the Norway House (Brussels)- Polish Institute Brussels
February 2025
- 4 February 2025: Jazz concert by Amelia Umeda and Michał Aftyka as part of the series ‘Poland’s Next Generation of Classical Music’ in collaboration with the European Parliament (Brussels) – Polish Institute Brussels
- 5 February: In conversation with Olga Tokarczuk, (Henry Le Boeuf Hall at the Bozar Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels) – Adam Mickiewicz Institute
- 13 – 16 February 2025: Mapping by Elektro Moon Vision on the facade of the House of European History at the Bright Festival 2025 (Brussels) – Polish Institute Brussels
- 13 -14 February 2025: Performance: 375 0908 2334. The body you are calling is currently not available by Igor Shugaleev & Sergey Shabohin at the Festival de Liège, (Liège, Belgium)- Polish Institute Brussels
- 14 – 15 February 2025: Unsound Festival (Terarken Hall at the Bozar Centre for Fine Arts, Reset Club, Brussels) – Adam Mickiewicz Institute
- 15-16 February 2025: Dance: Every Minute Motherland by Maciej Kuźmiński Company at the Festival de Liège, (Liège, Belgium) – Polish Institute Brussels
- 28 February – 9 March 2025: The Anima animated film festival – screening of four Polish productions and co-productions “Sleeplessness of Jutka”, “Joko”, “Lola and the Sound Piano”, “[S]” (Brussels)- Polish Institute Brussels
March 2025
- TBA: Exhibition of works by Magdalena Abakanowicz at the Court of Justice of the European Union, Luxembourg (The Adam Mickiewicz Institute in collaboration with the Polish Institute Brussels)
- 5 March: Solidarity on Screen: The Polish Presidency Film Review, NEW VOICES: Damian Kocur (cinema at the Bozar Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels) – Adam Mickiewicz Institute
- 11 March 2025: Polish Cello Quartet concert as part of the series “Poland’s Next Generation of Classical Music” in cooperation with the European Parliament (Brussels)- Polish Institute Brussels
- 13 – 16 March 2025: The French-language book fair Foire du Livre – presentations of Polish books and meetings with authors (Brussels) – Polish Institute Brussels
- 4 March – 29 June 2025: (Accompanying programme) Familiar Strangers. The Eastern Europeans, curated by Joanna Warsza (Bozar Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels) – The Adam Mickiewicz Institute
- 25 March: Stabat Mater performed by the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR) and the National Forum of Music Choir (NFM), conducted by Marin Alsop (Henry Le Boeuf Hall in the Bozar Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels) – Adam Mickiewicz Institute
- 26 – 30 March 2025: Solidarity on Screen: The Polish Presidency Film Review, CLOSE-UP: Małgorzata Szumowska & Michał Englert (cinema at the Bozar Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels) – Adam Mickiewicz Institute
- 30 March 2025: Writer Agnieszka Szpila at Passa Porta Festival (Brussels) – Polish Institute Brussels
April 2025
- 25 – 26 April 2025: Quanta, directed by Łukasz Twarkowski as part of the series Selected Polish Performances at European Theatre Festivals (The Adam Mickiewicz Institute in collaboration with the Polish Institute Brussels, DeSingel International Arts Centre, Antwerp)
May 2025
- 9 May – 28 September 2025: Exhibition “Looking Through Objects” at the Design Museum Brussels – presentation of the works of 16 young Polish designers. Curators: Jacobson-Cielecka, Gian Luca Amadei, Dario Lombardii, we współpracy z Muzeum Designu w Brukseli i USWPS School of Form (Brussels) – Polish Institute Brussels
- 9 May – 30 June 2025: Exhibition of work by Małgorzata Mirga-Tas (The Adam Mickiewicz Institute in collaboration with the Polish Institute Brussels, Royal Museum of Art and History, Brussels)
- 15 May – September 2025: Exhibition of Tatiana Wolska’s series of monumental sculptures in Tournay-Solvay Park, in collaboration with the EU Space Sculpture (Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgia) – Polish Institute Brussels
- 22 May 2025: Violin concerto by Adam Suska as part of the Summer Concert series at the European Parliament’s Citizens’ Garden- Polish Institute Brussels
June 2025
- 18 June: Tomasz Stańko Experience concert (Studio 4 at Flagey, Brussels) – Adam Mickiewicz Institute
- 24 June 2025: Concert by the baroque trio Régence sonore as part of the Summer Concert series at the European Parliament’s Citizens’ Garden – Polish Institute Brussels
- 24 June: The Closing Gala of the International Cultural Programme of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The premiere performance of Unity, composed by Aleksander Dębicz especially for the Polish Presidency of the EU Council, with the participation of the acclaimed countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński and celebrated Polish instrumentalists (Studio 4 in Flagey, Brussels) – Adam Mickiewicz Institute
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