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

Polish screenings at the 68th BFI London Film Festival

Find out more about the three Polish films (Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass, Under the Volcano & A Real Pain) screening as part of this year's London Film Festival.
09 10.2024 20 10.2024 Events, Film

Polish screenings at the Samizdat Eastern European Film Festival, Glasgow

Catch Wojciech Has's classic The Hourglass Sanatorium and Pawel Lozinski's contemporary The Balcony Movie at this year's Samizdat festival.
01 10.2024 05 10.2024 Events, Film

Felix Yaniewicz (1762-1848): A Polish Violin Virtuoso in Britain @ Leeds Library

An illustrated talk about the remarkable life story of Polish-Lithuanian violinist Felix Yaniewicz, the co-founder of the first Edinburgh Music Festival in 1815.
18 10.2024 Events, Music

Polish Opera Double Bill – Moniuszko’s Flis & Verbum Nobile

Two stagings of famous Polish operas written by Moniuszko, commonly known as "the father of Polish opera". Featuring dance, song and acting with an orchestra conducted by Stephen Ellery.
26 10.2024 27 10.2024 Events, Theatre

Peter Jablonski piano concert @ Wigmore Hall – Szymanowski, Bacewicz, Stevenson

A chance to see acclaimed pianist Peter Jablonski, a global ambassador of the acclaimed Polish composer Karol Szymanowski, play works by some of Poland's greatest composers.
21 09.2024 Events, Music

Talk: Sounds of Poland – Szymanowski Piano Music

Peter Jablonski – a global ambassador of the acclaimed Polish composer Karol Szymanowski, will be in conversation with Anastasia Belina about Szymanowski's music. The talk will feature a discussion, two short films and a live performance.
20 09.2024 Events, Music

3rd Anglo-Polish Cultural Exchange Festival

This year's festival, in partnership with the Association for Art History, includes explorations of migration and Anglo-Polish identity in visual art through exhibitions, talks and workshops with artists and curators.
16 09.2024 09 10.2024 Events, News, Visual arts

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