The timeless Patek Philippe watches, the iconic Wrangler jeans, the cool Randolph sunglasses, the star-endorsed Max Factor cosmetics and the chic Helena Rubinstein beauty products are extremely famous ...

The appearance of today's kitchens was greatly influenced by architects from the beginning of the 20th century. Their projects resulted not only from practical needs but also from great socio-cultural ...

If you ask Polish Jews living in Warsaw, Kraków or Wrocław about the revival of their communities, they’ll tell you that’s old news. But for those who aren't members or who are visiting Poland from ...

A third of Poles live in residential blocks of flats. Even though prefabricated multi-family buildings are a staple of the Polish landscape, they are surrounded by myths and legends. But what’s the ...

An international argument between Poland and the USSR nearly erupted due to an unusual triumphant gesture from the pole vault champion at the 1980 Olympics. Władysław Kozakiewicz's beaming face and ...

It’s common knowledge that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but… By working on the visual side of books, graphic designers, illustrators and typographers help create the perfect reading ...

What sounds do you make when you’re stalled for words? And how well can you roll your ‘R’? The answers to questions like these often have a lot to do with your native tongue. What pronunciation ...

The international NGO called Foundation for Environmental Education in cooperation with local authorities and ecological organisations examines the swimming places all over the world and awards the ...

As daguerreotypes of insurgents in ‘czamary’ and mourning crinolines attest, fashion, design and photography became tools of resistance during the January Uprising. Under the partitions, Poles ...

Adam Mickiewicz Institute is delighted to announce that the Polish Pavilion The Poetics of Necessity, designed by Zofia Jaworowska, Michał Sikorski, and Petro Vladimirov, has won the 2023 London ...

The first Polish skis? Two boards – one ash wood, the other beech – thin like a school ruler, tied onto the feet with rope. But the enthusiasm for these ‘swift boards’ and ‘travelling by ski’ soon ...

The world’s most-popular philosophical novella for children and adults, ‘The Little Prince’ by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, is available in nearly 400 languages – including the Greater Polish, Silesian, ...