A vernissage of the “Wasn’t World” exhibition of steampunk paintings by Vadim Voitekhovitch will take place on June 14th at 7 P.M. His artworks are highly inspired by novels by Jules Verne and portray a futuristic city with steam-powered flying vehicles. The exhibition is open only until the end of June.
The 110th day of the Russian aggression against Ukraine has passed. The enemy took over the centre of Sievierodonetsk in the Luhansk region. The Russians...
"As many people as possible should receive firearms training," the Polish defence minister said, commenting on a recently proposed law that would ease access to firearms and shooting education.
It is the 110th day of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. "The occupying forces are focusing on offensive operations to encircle our troops in the areas of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk, and to block logistics routes from Bakhmut," the General Armed Forces of Ukraine informed. "From a humanitarian point of view, the situation in Sievierodonetsk in Luhansk region resembles that of besieged Mariupol," Yuri Sak, an adviser to Ukraine's defence minister, concluded in an interview with Deutsche Welle
Every year, at the Hallerczyk Cemetery, the only Polish military cemetery in North America, where 25 Blue Army soldiers are buried, Polish diaspora from Canada and the USA meet to pay tribute to Polish patriots who trained at the legendary Camp Kościuszko and joined the ranks of Haller's Blue Army fighting for the independence of Poland.
On June 12, Russia is celebrating its national day. Originally it was known as Russia Independence Day. On Sunday, Russian expats living in Warsaw organised the march against Vladimir Putin and his invasion of Ukraine. According to the PAP news agency, the protest was held under the motto “Russia’s day of freedom from Putinism".
Polish men's national volleyball team has become a Leader in the FIVB Senior World Ranking! The Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) posted the updated ranking on its website. Poland has 385 points, and the current leader Brazil has 370.
“Hello Poland, dear Poles! We have come with full determination to work to strengthen the Ukrainian-Polish friendship,” Vasyl Zvarych, who will take up the post of Ukraine's ambassador to Poland, wrote on Twitter on Sunday. He thanked the Polish people for their solidarity and support.
On June 18 at the Tichauer Art Gallery in Tychy, a unique festival of Zdzisław Beksiński's work entitled "Beksiński in Silesia" will begin. It will include an exhibition of 55 original paintings by the artist, an extensive multimedia exhibition "Beksiński Multimedia Exhibition - Human Condition", as well as several accompanying events, such as screenings of films about the life of the Beksiński family, meetings with their friends, panels, and discussions with guests, as well as the final concert " The World of Master Beksiński ". It will be the first such artistic project in Poland devoted to the work of this famous painter.
Excellent performance of Polish teams in a standing pneumatic rifle (VI category) at the World Shooting Para Sport World Cup in Châteauroux in France! Barbara Moskal won a gold medal at the competition for the second time. Katarzyna Orzechowska took third place.
This weekend (June 11th-12th) in Konstancin-Jeziorna took place a picnic inspired by the 1920s and 1930s. It’s a yearly festival organized by the Hugonówka House of Culture to promote the Health Resort in Konstancin. Among the attractions are concerts, games and tour guides in the resort, all stylized to resemble the period of the Roaring Twenties.
On June 11th took place a concert “Word – Sound – Dance" in Adam Mickiewicz Museum in Śmiełów. It celebrated the Year of Romanticism in Poland, a literary Epoque started by Mickiewicz in 1822.
The toughest challenge of the first Nations League tournament turned out to be pleasant for Polish volleyball players. In the last match in Canada, Poland defeated the Olympic gold medalists - France - 3:1.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk announced her retirement after a knockout loss to Zhang Weili at UFC 275 in Singapore. Fighters reacted with shock and sadness. They decided to pay tribute to her after her decision.
Polish volleyball players, after a great game, defeated Bulgaria 3:0 in Ottawa. This is the Polish team's second victory. Today, they will face France.
The first-ever hatching of a peregrine falcon, the largest domestic falcon, has been found in the Wolsztyn Forest Inspectorate. It is another pair of these species in the area of the Regional Directorate of State Forests (RDLP) in Zielona Góra that has a nestling.
Yesterday was the 116th birthday of the oldest Polish woman in history Mrs Tekla Juniewicz. On 19 April 2022, she became the second oldest person in the world. The first place belongs to the French supercentenarian Lucile Randon who is 118 years old.
On the weekend of June 11-12, 2022, after the reconstruction and major renovation, the largest planetarium in Poland with an ultra-modern, hybrid projector system, projecting an image in over 8K technology will be opened! A completely new project named Planetarium - Silesian Science Park is ready. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki participated in the grand opening of the science park. It will be an inspiring tool for children and young people to learn and at the same time experience a space adventure.
