On the Falaise Gap closure anniversary, we honour Gen Stanisław Maczek, who led the 1st Polish Armoured Division to this key victory in Normandy. His memoir, "The Price of Victory," is now available for pre-order. It is truly an inspiring story of courage and sacrifice. 📜

The 20th edition of the Chopin and His Europe Festival is taking place in Warsaw until 8 September 🎹🍂 Selected concerts will be broadcast by the Chopin Institute on their YouTube, Facebook and Weibo channels. Save this schedule for later!

🌳 Did you know that Muskau Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site? 🌸 Thanks to Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau, this stunning park spans both sides of the Neisse River, blending nature and architecture in perfect harmony. #ExplorePoland #UNESCOWorldHeritage

📣 It’s time for the first live video broadcast from #chopinandhiseurope2024! Tune in at 8:30 p.m. to listen to Chouchane Siranossian, Tomasz Ritter, Makoto Ozone, and {oh!} Orchestra perform works by Janiewicz, Beethoven, and Mozart. 🎥 youtube.com/live/rZ6gzaOBQ…

In 1963, ⁦The Guardian⁩ described Kensington as "Little Poland," home to a vibrant Polish community. The area was rich with Polish clubs, shops, theatres, churches, and a noted library, making it a central hub for Polish culture and identity in London. theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/f…

📚 Coming Soon! -"Warsaw Tales" Selected & translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones, Warsaw Tales is an anthology of short stories & non-fiction set in the Polish capital at different moments of the 20th century Pre-order: tinyurl.com/yjfuap8r Or check with your preferred bookseller

We are proud to support clare mulley's talk at this year's Chelsea History Festival Chelsea Heritage Quarter on the incredible story of wartime resistance fighter Elżbieta Zawacka, ‘Agent Zo’ – the only woman to parachute from Britain to Nazi German-occupied Poland Don't miss it!👇

Jan Kochanowski, a key figure in Polish Renaissance literature, died 440 years ago today. Proud to see his legacy honoured with a statue in Stratford-upon-Avon, reflecting the enduring cultural ties between Poland and Britain. youtu.be/6EE3iecyPR8?si…

🎧 Hear fascinating details about the contribution of Poles to the WWII Battle of Monte Cassino & broader Italian Campaign with the Monte Cassino 80 Podcast Series produced for the battle's 80th anniversary by Ognisko Polskie, supported by Polish Cultural Institute in London tinyurl.com/3wn4aa4j

📖✒️ Are you an aspiring literary translator? Don't miss out on this great mentorship opportunity! If you haven't applied yet, you've still got a chance, but hurry, applications close in just 3 days - 26th August 2024!

📆Save the Date! Chopin Festival 2024 - 19 October Following 2 highly succesful previous editions, the Chopin Festival returns to POSK Polish Centre London this autumn with another set of captivating events including a Gala concert, a Jazz concert, exhibition & talks tinyurl.com/mr44chut

Are you a student or early-career creative who wants feedback on their portfolio? Register for Artificial Kreativity's Cross Pollinator Project - Multidisciplinary Portfolio Review Workshop at the London Design Festival London Design Festival on 15th September 1-5pm 👉 tinyurl.com/mw3htd37

A huge shout-out to our wonderful Polish translators, Ewa Tomankiewicz and Agnieszka Marciniak, for bringing the memoirs of General Maczek to life for a British audience. pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Price-of-V…

On the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising - the largest military effort undertaken by any European resistance movement during WWII, join historians Roger Moorhouse, Clare Mulley & Alina Nowobilska for Warsaw Uprising Day-by-Day Podcast recounting the events of the Uprising as it happened

Today marks 80 years since the liquidation of the Łódź Ghetto (Litzmannstadt Ghetto) Take a look at this short 2 min film from Żydowski Instytut Historyczny in Warsaw about a new temporary exhibition entitled "Capturing the Ghetto. Artistic Portrayals of Everyday Life in the Łódź Ghetto"

Today marks 80 years since the Łódź Ghetto liquidation. From 1940-1944, over 200000 Jews, Sinti, and Roma were confined there; fewer than 12000 survived. Visit "Capturing the Ghetto" at the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw to learn more about this story of resilience. 📜

“Kawalerowicz’s drama of Ancient Egypt has an epic sweep to match Mankiewicz’s Cleopatra [...] This release of PHARAOH by Second Run is an event to be celebrated... a beautiful restoration” Adrian Martin reviews our forthcoming Blu-ray Sight and Sound magazine secondrundvd.com/images/pdf/sig…

📚✒️Love Poetry? Looking to read more contemporary poetry in translation? Check out "Queen Cells" a new Polish poetry collection by Małgorzata Lebda, translated by Ela Wójcik-Leese, released tomorrow 31st August! Find out more 👉 tinyurl.com/j5mwn8p

On 1 Sept 1939, German troops crossed 🇵🇱 borders at dawn without a declaration of war, thus sparking the beginning of WWII Today we pay respect to those who suffered under Nazi German and Soviet terror We will never forget the price they paid for freedom 1september39.com

The Anglo-Polish Cultural Exchange Festival is back for its 3rd edition POSK Polish Centre London in partnership with Association for Art History's #ArtHistoryFestival2024 Private View & Book Launch: "EMIGRATION. WILL I MAKE IT?" 18 Sept, 6:30pm Free Admission Full Programme: tinyurl.com/2b7us6dt