The world's top photojournalism exhibition World Press Photo returns to Poznań, Poland. This time around, photos from leading photographers chronicling global developments are set to be on view on the Poznań International Fair grounds.
The Wandalistki Foundation, a women's non-profit mountaineering organisation, is due to hold Poland's first Women's Mountaineering and Travel Film Festival at the Muza cinema in April.
After a traumatic Finale last year marked by a tragedy at Gdańsk's Targ Węglowy square that unfolded right before our eyes, the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity came to a momentary stop. This year, however, it is back in business, living up to its promise to keep on trucking "until the end of the world and a day thereafter". And so the 28th finale is upon us!
New Year's Eve is a controversial holiday with many people inclined to shy away from carnival-style partying. However, Poznań's upcoming New Year's Eve may well sway even the firmest of sceptics.
The Posters Are Up exhibition in the Courtyard Gallery (Galeria na Dziedzińcu) of the Old Brewery (Stary Browar), curated by Wojciech Piotr Onak, offers an overview of work by Polish poster artists from times ranging from the post-war period to the present day. What is on offer? Is it poster history or a casual, eye-pleasing presentation?
Poznań has seen scores of festivals over the years. Proven formulas and remarkable locations ensure high turnouts of visitors from Poznań and beyond. During the spring and summer seasons, Poznań offers events that are either open-air, which is the majority, or housed in extraordinary venues.
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.
With autumn around the corner, it is time for the opening of new seasons in cultural institutions. Music lovers are poring over programme announcements arriving from all directions, searching for hits and undiscovered treasures that best suit their tastes. So, what does the Poznań Philharmonic have in store?
The Bambergers, who first arrived in Wielkopolska three centuries ago, are credited with many valued characteristics that contradict the hurtful popular stereotype that depicts them as uncouth simpletons. During this round-anniversary year, an effort is being made to reveal their true face.
For Poland of that time, a country being pieced together having just regained independence, the General National Exposition of 1929 in Poznań was a show of strength and an opportunity. Its establishment coincided with an explosive revival of modernist architecture throughout the city. This year's 2nd "New Plan' Festival of Modernist Architecture will serve as a reminder of the exhibition's splendour and its significance for Poznań.
