Gertrude of Poland, a duchess with royal lineage and deep piety, stands as the first Polish writer known by name. Her Latin ...
A new profile on Spotify, launched on 3 January 2025 to mark Poland’s Presidency in the EU Council, serves as a musical ...
This podcast series delves into the connections between music, culture, and literature, exploring how traditions shape Europe ...
The 'Celluloid Solidarity' podcast series is part of the Solidarity on Screen project, promoting Polish films centered on the theme of solidarity. It features five episodes of narrative monologues ...
In this age of high-speed (and low-cost) air travel, the question of what travelling was like in earlier times rarely comes to mind. We usually imagine a man on a horse or donkey who, like Don Quixote ...
When did the Polish flag appear? What colour is it actually? What is the proper way to display it? What should you do with it when a storm is coming? And who wrote poems about it? Worthy of its very ...
In Poland, there are many places visited ghosts, black dogs, devils and witches. Taking a innocent stroll, one might vanish without a trace in the forest or be unfortunate enough to step into a cursed ...
Tourists coming to Poland may have heard of Kraków and Warsaw, but in the south, there is a beautiful, hidden treasure: Zakopane, a town near the scenic Tatra Mountains. Culture.pl’s US intern ...
You’ve heard of international superstitions like ‘don’t walk under a ladder’, but how about some exclusive to Poland? The 13 super-Polish beliefs presented here include why you shouldn’t count pierogi ...
WÅ‚ochy is the Polish word for Italy. But do you know where it comes from? Certainly not from Italy... Looking at the Polish map of the world, one thing that might strike you as a bit confounding is ...
Two WWII films about Squadron 303 hit cinema screens within a fortnight of each other. As we examine key plot points, we reveal which was the more accurate – and perhaps which was better. Hurricane ...
Each year, on 19th April, in commemoration of the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, thousands of daffodils appear on the streets of Warsaw. These flowers, however, are made of paper, and ...