Chelsea History Festival 2024
Returning for its sixth year and featuring a brilliant blend of storytellers and performers from different walks of life, this year's festival will once again feature talks on aspects of Polish history including Clare Mulley on the incredible story of wartime resistance fighter Elżbieta Zawacka, aka ‘Agent Zo’ – the only woman to parachute from Britain to Nazi German-occupied Poland.
25
09.2024
29
09.2024
Events, History
Warsaw Calling – An 80th anniversary exhibition
On the 80th anniversary of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, a new exhibition in London seeks to highlight the Uprising's little-known British links as well as its signficance for Polish and European history
20
07.2024
30
08.2024
Events, History, News
A new play by Danny Masewicz ‘Do Not Forget Me’ (‘Nie Zapomnij Mnie’)
A new play by Danny Masewicz, a story of hope from Stalin's war against Poland. The second in ‘A Polish Trilogy’ begun in 2023 with the stunning ‘Under Katyń’.
09
07.2024
13
07.2024
Events, History, Theatre
CINÉ LUMIÈRE Presents ‘Kanał’ and ‘Europa, Europa’ as part of WWII On Screen Festival
Watch Andrzej Wajda's and Agnieszka Holland's critically acclaimed films @CINÉ LUMIÈRE later this month.
30
06.2024
11
07.2024
Events, Film, History
The Grand Return of Arkadius – World First Exhibition dedicated to the work of Arkadiusz Weremczuk
“Arkadius. Great Passions. Confrontations” is the world’s first exhibition, at the Central Museum of Textiles in Lodz, presenting the history of the work of one of Poland's most outstanding fashion designers.
09
06.2024
27
07.2025
Events, History, News, Visual arts
Monte Cassino 80 Podcast series.
On the 80th anniversary of the WWII Battle of Monte Cassino, a podcast series created by Ognisko Polskie and supported by the Polish Cultural Institute in London to reflect on and consider the contribution of Poles to this key battle and broader Italian Campaign.
04
06.2024
History
Commemorative Plaque Unveiling for Polish Nation Hero, Freedom Fighter & Abolitionist – Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Bristol
Kosciuszko was one of the most famous men in the world at the time of his Bristol visit, following his earlier role in the American War of Independence and his role in movements against serfdom and slavery. A plaque will be unveiled on the 11th June at 2:30pm on the site of his stay.
11
06.2024
Events, History, News
Talk: The Cultural Lives of Central and Eastern European Migrants in Mansfield and Nottinghamshire in the Twentieth Century – CEE NOTTS
Join Elysia Louise Heitmar for this fascinating talk, charting the lives and cultural activities of migrants arriving in Mansfield and Nottinghamshire, from Central and Eastern Europe throughout the course of the twentieth century.
11
06.2024
Events, History
New exhibition tells story of migrant communities
CEE Notts is launching a new exhibition in Mansfield Central Library as part of its Capturing Shadows
programme, sharing the history of Central and Eastern European communities from 1940’s to the present day, and the town's relationship with the region.
01
06.2024
10
07.2024
Events, History, Visual arts