The Polish illustrator Joanna Concejo talks about why paper is ‘fickle’, her grandmother’s storytelling, and her ...

In the 19th century, the Polish city of Łódź grew from a tiny farming town into a bustling textile industry metropolis – at a rate unseen anywhere else in Europe at the time. The cosmopolitan city was ...

The Polish cavalry called the hussars or ‘winged horsemen’ were amongst the deadliest army units in Europe, playing a crucial role in military history. Unsurprisingly, they have been immortalised by ...

The plot of The Invincible is loosely related to Lem's novel of the same name – the creators took the world of the planet ...

The most recognisable symbol of Poland is undoubtedly the eagle. The white bird adorns the nation’s crest, is found on its currency, adorns the uniforms of its football stars, and gives its name to ...

A two-minute piece must last for several minutes or several hours – Filip Lech talks to the composer of film, television and ...

Culture.pl looks at the outsiders and visionaries who created some of the most intriguing avant-garde films of the Interwar ...

There is a building everybody who has visited Warsaw remembers. It has been a bone of contention for fifty years and still ...

From 19th-century satirical papers and the legendary ‘Szpilki’ to comics, feminist illustration, memes and social media ...

Dramatic and ornamental – but with a distinctly Sarmatian flair – the baroque became a prominent style in Polish culture ...

In the Middle Ages, Polish rulers often had somewhat surprising nicknames. You’d find rulers known as Tanglefoot, ...

The rebirth of cinema in Poland after World War II is inextricably linked to the Łódź Film School, an oasis of progress and ...