Explore the fascinating world of historical etiquette guides penned by strong, unconventional women. From Maria Wielopolska’s ...

Dive into the rich tapestry of Polish table culture with chef and historian Bogdan Gałązka. From medieval feasts to vegan ...

We explore the allure and complexities of utopian visions through the lens of reporters who journey to communities striving ...

‘Oh, I’m Popeye the Sailor Man!’ Most people know Popeye as a tough, spinach-eating sailor, a cartoon character created by American cartoonist E. C. Segar. But did you know who the real-life ...

Writer, novelist, playwright, translator, editor, publisher, educator, social activist. Halloween is fast approaching, so why not discover Polish women horror writers while you scare yourself silly.

There are two official languages in our country: Polish and Kashubian. In addition, we have dialects: Masovian, Lesser Poland dialect, Greater Poland dialect, Silesian, mixed ones in the east of the ...

A traveller, soldier, conspirator and exile, Beniowski was crowned king of Madagascar and proclaimed the island’s Ampansakebe (Emperor) by its indigenous people. Maurycy August Beniowski considers ...

Many Polish rappers and their fans have noted links between Polish Romanticism and hip-hop, some going so far as to claim Adam Mickiewicz as the ‘original rapper’. From freestyle battles to ...

Born on 23 July 1949 in Jelenia Góra. In the years 1969-1974 he studied composition under supervision of Piotr Perkowski and Romuald Twardowski at The Higher State School of Music in Warsaw (currently ...

The decadent and outlandish nobility known as the Polish Sarmatians are often said to have brought down the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth through their mistakes and hubris. The novelist Wojciech ...

The phrase ‘to eat locally and seasonally’ has been used by food writers and restauranteurs so many times, it has almost become meaningless. Yet, if we want to eat healthily, sustainably, and ...

With a history over 700 years old, Poland’s capital has dozens of historical palaces. Join us on a tour of eight particularly notable ones, highlighting the architecture, surroundings and history of ...