100th Anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw

100th Anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw - also known as “The Miracle of the Vistula” which is considered to be one of the most significant battles of the 20th century between the II Polish Republic and Lenin’s Bolshevik regime
15 08.2020 History

“What was hidden in the Bytom Hamburger Hof?”

The movie "What was hidden in the Bytom Hamburger Hof? is a production connected to the project "Cultural Emergency", this time touching on the history of the Jewish community in Bytom
10 08.2020 26 08.2020 History, News

August 1st – Anniversary of the victims of the Warsaw Uprising

The Warsaw Uprising broke out on Tuesday, August 1, 1944, at 17:00 PM. Every year on that hour the city of Warsaw stops for one minute of silence to commemorate the victims of the uprising
01 08.2020 History, News

Why Polish-Jewish History Matters

Why Polish-Jewish History Matters - this will be the topic of a webinar that will be led by Prof. Antony Polonsky and Prof. Marcin Wodziński
22 07.2020 History

Here is Muranow – a new exhibition

"Here is Muranow” is a new, temporary exhibition at the POLIN Museum - a journey in time and a plunge into the life of the city which reveals a fascinating life of one of Warsaw’s Jewish neighborhoods
01 07.2020 History, News

June 28, 2020 is the 20th anniversary of the death of Jozef Tischner

June 28, 2020 is the 20th anniversary of the death of Jozef Tischner - the priest, philosopher and one of the leaders of the Polish Solidarity movement that paved the way to Polish democracy
28 06.2020 History

A Contest for the Best Publication Promoting the History of Poland

A contest for the best publication promoting the history of Poland and Polish diplomacy. The contest welcomes works that were published in 2019. Historians can submit their works until 31 August 2020
10 06.2020 History, News, Science

June 15th – the death`s anniversary of the Polish spy Krystyna Skarbek

Krystyna Skarbek was a brilliant Polish spy renowned for her free and wild ways - June 15th is the anniversary of her death
15 06.2020 History

June 14th is the date of the first transport to Auschwitz

On June 14, 1940, the first transport arrived in Auschwitz - Since 2006, June 14 became a Remembrance Day in Poland         
14 06.2020 History