Summer in Poznań? Same as ever - bursting with music! And not just any old tunes - we're talking about every genre there is. Coming up: this year's edition of the #NaFalach free concert series, shows at Scena nad Rusałką (The Rusałka Lake Stage), and another round of the Poznań Rock Festival.
Once a year, the whole fantastical universe ever invented converges at Pyrkon. For the past 25 years, this Poznań-based festival has been a celebration of all things fantasy, bringing together an incredible variety of worlds and characters. This special anniversary edition takes place from 13-15 June, as usual on the grounds of Poznań International Fair.
A promise of a laid-back celebration, with a joyful dive into original sounds from across the globe, and a heartfelt tribute to fading traditions and forgotten ethnic minorities. Get ready for Ethno Port Poznań 2025!
Sidewalks covered with earthworms after the rain, flip phones, sending messages from internet cafés, the PWN Universal Encyclopaedia as the 90s equivalent of ChatGPT, checking the TV schedule on teletext, a display case full of crystal trinkets - sound familiar? Some of these memories are crystal clear, while others have been brought back to me by the Instagram profile @polish_nostalgia, which I stumbled upon while looking for articles on the nostalgic "90s. It's these wild, colourful, plastic years that are the focus of the latest exhibition at the Zamek (Castle) Cultural Centre, curated by Tomasz Żaglewski.
This year's Museum Night offers access to over seventy different venues. On Saturday 17 May, starting at 2pm and running late into the night, visitors will have a chance to explore both permanent and temporary collections, take part in a variety of special events, and even set foot in places that are normally off-limits, such as the Regional Police Headquarters and the Jesuit Monastery!
The 22nd Millennium Docs Against Gravity festival will be making its sixth appearance in Poznań. This year's theme is "World Between Us". From 9 to 18 May, some of the finest documentary films covering topics like politics, culture, sport, and more will be showed at Kino Muza, with online access screenings available from 20 May to 2 June.
The choice to develop Poznań on the right bank of the Warta marked a radical shift in urban planning as the city had previously mainly grown westward, with the river acting as a natural barrier to eastward development. In the aftermath of the war, a lack of available land and an acute housing crisis pushed urban planners to focus on the former suburban villages of Rataje, Chartowo, and Żegrze on the Warta's right bank.
A museum dedicated to the Polish People's Republic has opened in a historic townhouse near Poznań's Old Market Square, taking visitors on a journey 70 years back in time.
A true master of his craft, Chełmoński shaped the course of Polish art with his timeless masterpieces. Adapted in mainstream films and TV shows and reimagined across different cultural mediums, they remain continue to inspire successive generations of artists. The exhibition "Józef Chełmoński 1849-1914" on view at the National Museum of Poznań makes his artistic brilliance more tangible than ever.
How people view life after fifty can differ widely. Some continue to forge ahead as if age were just a number, while others reflect on the looming twilight of their lives. However, turning fifty can also be a time of reinvention and flourishing, as is the case with the Poznań Musical Spring festival.
