Since Friday, the National Gallery in London has been showing the exhibition Conversations with God - Jan Matejko’s Copernicus, whose main element is the painting 'Astronomer Copernicus’, on loan from Kraków’s historic Collegium Novum at the Jagiellonian University.

Yesterday evening (20 May) there was an anniversary gala of the Republika TV, which celebrated its 8th birthday. The event was conducted online and the musical star of the evening was the band Zakopower. During the gala, awards were presented in four categories.

Readers wonderfully accepted the "The Royal Gift. What did Poland and Poles contribute to the world?", in which the authors described the achievements of Polish inventors, discoverers and researchers.

PKN ORLEN opened a modern Research and Development Centre in Płock. One of the most important investments for the future of the company was carried out under the Petrochemical Development Program. The project, valued at approximately PLN 184 million, fits into the ORLEN2030 strategy assuming the increased commitment to research, development and innovation. For PKN ORLEN it is an important step towards more effective development of new technologies and products, building its own know-how, and obtaining patents for innovative solutions. In developing innovative projects, the full potential of Polish science will be used. The opening ceremony was attended by Deputy Minister Maciej Małecki, who read out a letter from Deputy Prime Minister Jacek Sasin addressed to the participants of the event.

Marek Konopka, an outstanding archaeologist and documentalist of historical monuments, was awarded the Gloria Artis Medal for "Merit to Culture". On behalf of Deputy Prime Minister Piotr Gliński, the order was given by Deputy Minister of Culture, National Heritage and Sport and the General Conservator of Monuments Magdalena Gawin.

Andrzej Bargiel and Jędrzej Baranowski, who explored two peaks in the Karakorum range in Pakistan - the virgin Yawash Sar II (6178 m) and Laila Peak (6096 m) - and skied down from them, are waiting in Islamabad for their return flight to Poland. They emphasized that luck favoured them. "Because of the weather, we had one chance on Laila Peak and we took it," said Baranowski.

Polish pianist Izabela Darska, who lives in Hungary, was among the winners of the Pro Cultura Minoritatum Hungariae awards, which are given in recognition of merits for nationalities living in Hungary.

The Minister of the Ministry of Family and Social Policy, Marlena Maląg, said that the Caring Parental Capital will be an additional benefit that parents will be able to collect between the 12th and 36th month of their child's life. "These funds we have secured in the budget," she pointed out.

The Moscow-based Polish community organization Polish House resumed meetings on Sunday after a break had been caused by the coronavirus pandemic. For over a year, rehearsals and classes have been held online. On Sunday, activists encouraged new people to join the Polish House.

“The Saxon Palace with the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the amphitheatre is the most important symbol of unreconstructed Warsaw. Thanks to the Polish Order, its long-awaited reconstruction will become a fact," wrote Piotr Gliński, Minister of Culture, National Heritage and Sport, on Twitter.

- Next week, we will present a ready-made bill regulating remote working for public consultations and departmental arrangements - said Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Development Jarosław Gowin. As he conveyed, the draft assumes the payment of a lump sum by employers to cover the costs of working at home.

Teenagers aged 16 and 17 will soon be able to sign up for vaccinations, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski announced. Such registration is expected to start as early as this coming Monday. Parental consent will be required.

A mere "thank you" is too few words to appreciate you. I bow low to all nurses and midwives today - said Health Minister Adam Niedzielski today. He stressed that they were on the front line of the fight against coronavirus. Minister Niedzielski addressed the nurses during the celebration of the International Nurses and Midwives Day at the WOIPiP headquarters.

- The aim of the development of the Polish economy is for talented people who have the gene for innovation, whose DNA includes the search for new paths, to find the best place to function here - said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during the Impact'21 Congress.

The halfway point in the works on the Vistula Spit canal has been passed. “There are no reasons why the works will be delayed in any way," declared Andrzej Adamczyk, the Minister of Infrastructure.

If the house of Marie Skłodowska-Curie near Paris, which is up for sale, is bought, a cultural-historical institution will be established there, showing Skłodowska-Curie's achievements, but also our more recent scientific achievements - said on Tuesday the government spokesman Piotr Müller.

Yesterday, Maria Andrejczyk threw the javelin 71.40m during the European Cup in throws held in Split, Croatia, and improved the Polish record by over four metres. The fourth athlete of the last Olympics lacked only 88 cm to the world record. Only two female athletes in history have been better than her. The Pole leads in the European Cup competition in Split.

The official welcoming ceremony by President Klaus Iohannis was the beginning of President Andrzej Duda's visit to Romania. Afterwards, the Presidents held face-to-face talks, followed by plenary talks of the Polish and Romanian delegations.