Exhibition – Come with us! – Democratic Transformations in Central and Eastern Europe after 1989
An exhibition about the story of the struggles and triumphs of Central and Eastern European nations as they regained their freedoms and democratic rights in the wake of the 1989 revolutions.
16
02.2026
01
05.2026
Events, History, Visual arts
Westerplatte – WWII’s Forgotten First Battle – Video by historian Dr Mark Felton
Learn more about what happened on 1 September 1939 when World War II erupted in the city state of Danzig. The first shots were fired by a WWI German battleship. What followed, called the Battle of Westerplatte, is a heroic story of Polish resistance to the German invaders.
05
10.2025
Events, History
Hevelius in Oxford 29-30 October
A display, lecture, concert and activity day celebrating Johannes Hevelius, one of the great scientists of the 17th century, the pioneering astronomer and brewer from Gdansk in Poland, who drew the first detailed map of the moon. Supported by the Polish Cultural Institute in London.
29
10.2025
30
10.2025
Events, History, News
Book Launch: The Dolls We Left Behind
Come along to POSK for the book launch of The Dolls We Left Behind: A Child’s Wartime Journey from Poland to Persia, the moving memoir of Eugenia Krajewska, who as a child was deported to Siberia in 1940 and later found refuge in Persia with her family.
25
10.2025
Events, History
Warsaw Calling Exhibition at Clapham Library
An exhibition telling the dramatic, heroic and tragic story of the Warsaw Uprising. Organised by the Polish Underground Movement Study Trust with academic partners, the display also explores the significant but lesser-known British links to the uprising.
03
11.2025
30
11.2025
Events, History
Institute of Polish Military History October Conference & Lecture Series Autumn 2025 – Spring 2026
On the 14th Anniversary of Polish Heritage Society UK, check out the society's Military History Conference on the 18th October as well as its Autumn 2025 -Spring 2026 Lecture Series with leading historians.
11
10.2025
25
04.2026
History
Chelsea History Festival 2025 – The Price of Victory: Poland after the Second World War
Returning for its seventh year, this year's Chelsea History Festival will feature an expert panel discussion on the the legacy of post-Second World War Polish-British relations. Supported by the Polish Cultural Institute in London.
25
09.2025
Events, History
Podcast about the history of Tango in Poland
A BBC Radio 3 podcast about the rich and unexpected history of tango — and the people who brought it back to life.
04
05.2025
Events, History, Music
‘Give Us Back Our Gold! The 80-Year Journey of Poland’s WWII Bullion’ – Video by Dr Mark Felton
New video released on the saga of Poland's WWII gold and its eventual return to Warsaw in 2019.
17
03.2025
Events, History