Institute of Polish Military History Lecture Series Autumn 2024 – Spring 2025

Check out the upcoming topics of the next 11 lectures in the Institute of Polish Military History online lecture series until May 2025, with speakers including Professor Andrzej Nowak, Professor Stanley Bill, Jenny Grant and Roger Moorhouse.
05 10.2024 10 05.2025 Events, History

Jadwiga: Europe’s Female King at the Frontline of History, Lecture by Professor Janina Ramirez

Learn more about one of only two female kings in Europe. A special lecture organised in collaboration between the Bodleian Libraries, the Centre for Democracy and Peace and the Polish Cultural Institute in London, to mark the inauguration of a Visiting Fellowship in Polish Studies at the Bodleian Libraries Special Collections.
17 10.2024 Events, History

Warsaw Uprising Day-by-Day Podcast

A special daily podcast for the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, with historians Roger Moorhouse, Clare Mulley and Alina Nowobilska recounting the events of the 63 days of the Uprising in real time.
31 07.2024 03 10.2024 Events, History, News

Capturing the Ghetto. Artistic Portrayals of Everyday Life in the Łódź Ghetto – Exhibition

An enlightening temporary exhibition about the Łódź ghetto accompanying the commemorations of the 80th anniversary of its liquidation.
28 08.2024 16 03.2025 Events, History

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