The Poznań Design Festival has long demonstrated it is willing to confront difficult issues while offering sharp readings of the world around us. This year is no exception as the organisers are once again taking on a compelling and uncompromising subject. Running from 23 to 29 October, the festival will focus on longevity.
The fourth weekend of October will see the 12th edition of one of Poland's leading jazz competitions, the Blue Note Poznań Competition (the BNCP). Alongside the contest for young musicians, concerts by established stars will also be featured.
Conrad Drzewiecki (1926-2007), known primarily as the founder of the Polish Dance Theatre-Poznań Ballet, an outstanding dancer, choreographer and educator, took his first artistic steps on the stage of the Poznań Opera House. He was associated with the institution for nearly a decade (1964-1973) - first as a dancer, and later as the head of the ballet company.
Held since 1935, the Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition is the oldest existing violin competition in the world and one of the most prestigious events in the realm of classical music. For over ninety years, this endeavor has cherished the memory of the heritage of the outstanding Polish violinist and composer, uniting successive generations of the brightest young talents from across the globe.
The Print and Drawing Gallery of the National Museum of Poznań is celebrating its centenary. To mark the occasion, a selection of fifty of the most valuable works from its vast collection will be on view throughout October. The exhibition will feature works by Dürer, Rembrandt, Wyczółkowski, Pankiewicz, Munch, Kantor and others.
What can audiences expect from the Poznań Philharmonic in the 2026/2027 season? It is set to act as both a custodian of tradition and a bold explorer, building on proven formats while launching brand new concert series. It will also take part in music festivals and play host to a constellation of musical stars. All of this shapes a season that its director, Wojciech Nentwig, promises will be exceptionally compelling in both performance and repertoire.
Stary Browar's Pop Culture Gallery in Poznań is once again surprising its audience. Its spaces are now home to works by some of the great masters of Polish painting, including Jan Matejko, Jacek Malczewski, Józef Mehoffer, Stanisław Wyspiański and Leon Chwistek, drawn from the collection of the Society of Friends of Fine Arts in Kraków. Curated by Wojtek Piotr Onak, "Beyond the Face" explores the ways the human figure has been represented in Polish art from the 19th century to the present day. The exhibition looks at different forms of human presence in art - from portrait and self-portrait to the nude and landscape, as well as memory and the traces we leave behind.
What is a herbarium? It is a collection of plants, named, described, classified, and pressed onto sheets, transformed into objects of observation, comparison, and preservation. It reveals the astonishing multitude of natural forms while simultaneously reflecting the human impulse to impose scientific order and classification upon the natural world. At the Zamek Cultural Centre, Anna Król's exhibition "The World as a Herbarium. Nature in Art from the 17th to the 21st Century" traces this ambivalence across more than four centuries.
"The opportunity to learn about the human body should not be reserved for a handful of specialists, but should be accessible to everyone. Our body is the closest thing to us, yet surprisingly little is known about it." - Dr. Gunther von Hagens
The Museum of Fantastic Art in Warsaw and the Historical Museum in Sanok - the sole heir to Zdzisław Beksiński's estate - invite the people of Poznań to the Poznań International Fair (MTP), where, from 18 July, one of the largest exhibitions of this artist's work in history is on display. The exhibition "Beksiński in Poznań' comprises 76 original paintings by the artist, 30 photographs and 13 drawings.
