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
May 3rd – Poland`s Constitution Day
On May 3rd Poland marks Constitution Day in honour of the 1791 document that is regarded as the first codified modern constitution in Europe and second in the world
03
05.2020
History
May 8th – Anniversary of the End of World War II
Today, on May 8, Poland and Western Europe are commemorating the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II which claimed more than 50 million human lives
08
05.2020
History