Culture in Poland

Recreation industry in Poland is being developed not only at the resorts. Unusual version of the "Monopoly" was created in Poland. "Queue" (in Polish - "Kolejka") is the name of the game that offers participants try their hand in the communist economy.

This festival is one of the biggest cultural events in Katowice, which unites such musical styles as pop, rock, folk, punk and jazz. The main feature of the OFF Festival is presenting not only famous musicians, vibrant musical performances and concerts, but also a variety of cultural events such as art exhibitions, seminars and workshops, as well as film screenings.

There are only few days left before the start of one of the most important events in the cultural life of Krakow - the 10th anniversary of the Photo month festival in Krakow. The official opening of the festival will be held in Krakow on Friday, May 18 at 18.00 at the Starmach Gallery (ul. Węgierska 5).

The authorities of one of the most beautiful cities in Poland, cultural and student capital of Poland - Krakow - announced its plans to create a company on promoting the city as the main Polish center of religious tourism.

Annual International Festival WATCH DOCS 2012 is one of the largest and oldest European documentary film festivals devoted to human rights. Human Rights in Film will start in Warsaw on Thursday, December 8.

In Poznan is being discussed the project on merging of the five city universities into a powerful educational center. It is assumed that it would be able to raise the status of the city as an educational center, and will give an opportunity for the new integrated university to improve its ranking in the world rating of educational institutions.

On October 7, 2011 in Warsaw started the 27th International Film Festival. At the largest Polish film festival in 2011 will be shown about 127 films and 97 short films. The festival will last until October 16.

Exhibition, which consists of 3 basic blocks, was organized with the assistance of the Polish Cultural Institute in Brussels and the Adam Mickiewicz Institute in Warsaw and will take place in territory of the European Parliament.

A photo exhibition dedicated to one of the global ideological and economic struggles of the modern world - the Cold War - is held in the Pomeranian Library in Szczecin.

Polish cultural capital invites you to one of the brightest festivals in Europe, representing an organic fusion of contemporary and classical music, the main musical event of the coming autumn in Poland, the Sacrum Profanum Festival 2011, which will be held in Cracow from 11 to 18 September.

One of the most outstanding cultural and theatrical events - Shakespeare Festival - was held in the northern capital of Poland.

One of the most beautiful cities in Poland, Wroclaw, will be the European Cultural Capital in 2016. This decision was taken on June 21, 2011 by an international commission composed of experts from the EU countries.

On June 6, 2011 in Gdynia started the largest Film Festival of Polish movies. This year's festival will be held in the 36th time and will become a kind of summing up in the Polish cinema during the past decade. Program of the current film festival includes 12 films.

Poles, known worldwide for their exceptional piety, began to prepare for Easter, which according to the Roman Catholic tradition is one of the most important days in the national calendar.

Not only Spain, Greece and Turkey are making plans for tourist traffic, which is expected to spill over into these Mediterranean countries from troubled Egypt and Tunisia. Poland, more precisely, Polish resorts on the Baltic Sea, are also preparing to hos

One of the most famous and titled contemporary guitarists Carlos Santana will give a concert in Poland. Latin American guitar legend will perform in Warsaw at Legia Stadium on June 22, 2011. It is reported by Polish radio warsawvoice.pl.

One of the largest film festivals in Poland, Philips Cinema Mundi Festival, was held in Lodz. One of the honored guests of the festival was a famous Italian actress, an icon of the modern cinema - Claudia Cardinale.

Photos of gloomy people; severe male figures in uniform with rifles; job names, inspired by the play of James Barrie "Peter Pan"; quotes of Comandante Che Guevara and controversial works of the famous American novelist William S Burroughs.

One of the holidays, traditionally associated only with the Soviet Union and Communism, International Women's Day will be celebrated in Europe on March 8. The celebration of the 8th March in Poland will be held under the motto of women's struggle for equa

Sale of tickets for one of the most anticipated events of the coming year - EURO 2012 - will be held from 1 to 31 March, 2011.

The clergy in Poland are familiar not only with theology, but are also fond creature comforts. On 12-13 February 2011 it was confirmed by the championship in downhill skiing among priests, which was held in the Polish resort of Vistula in the Beskidy moun

One of the most romantic days of the year, St. Valentine's Day, residents and guests of Wroclaw will celebrate with the original concert in Wroclaw Philharmonic.

Showbiz life of Poland in 2011 promises to be exceptionally rich. Several major international stars will perform in the cities of Poland in the coming months.

The first month of winter has brought in Gdansk not only cold and frost, but also a number of cultural events dedicated to 400 anniversary of a unique personality in the history of the city, Councilman and Mayor of Gdansk, the most talented astronomer, de

In the Polish capital of Warsaw has started 10th anniversary annual International Festival of documentary films on human rights - WATCH DOCS.

XIX European film festival of short films in the format of animation, fiction, documentary, experimental films, and advertising will be held from November 22 to 29, 2010 in Warsaw, Poland.

Ban on smoking in public places entered into force in Poland. Poland became the latest EU country to introduce such a ban. The ban came into force on 16 November 2010.

Festival of Polish Music in Krakow, which is held annually under the honorary patronage of the Mayor Jacek Maikhrowsky, will take place in the cultural capital of Poland, from 5 to 11 of November.

On the 8 of October in Warsaw will begin one of the highlights of this fall in Poland - the annual Warsaw International Film Festival. Visitors of the XXVI Warsaw Film Festival will be able to see many distinguished guests, accessible tickets and exclusiv

The unusual project, including renaming one of the main squares and installation of the monument to the famous rocker Jimmy Hendrix, residents of Zakopane suggested to the authorities.