Ursula von Rydingsvard is a sculptor who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She is best known for creating large-scale works influenced by nature, primarily using cedar and other forms of timber.
Koziołek Matołek is a fictional character created by Kornel Makuszyński (story) and Marian Walentynowicz (art) in one of the first and most famous Polish comics back in 1933. It became a cult classic, popular since its creation till today, and becoming an important part of the canon of Polish children's literature.
The Polish Film Chronicle (1944–95) was a 10-minute-long newsreel shown in Polish cinemas prior to the main film. It continued the traditions of the pre-war Polish Telegraphic Agency, and in Communist Poland was often used as a propaganda tool. The chronicle was for the first time presented in Polish cinemas on December 1, 1944. It was produced biweekly by Warsaw's Wytwornia Filmow Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych, with cooperation of the “Czołówka” Film Studio.
The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage is a ministry within Polish government led by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage responsible for national heritage preservation and Polish culture promotion. Ministry oversees state or partially state cultural institutions and implements the law regarding art and cultural property. Ministry headquarters are located at Potocki Palace, 15 Krakowskie Przedmieście Street in Warsaw. Incumbent minister has been Hanna Wróblewska member of the Cabinet) since May 2024
Ewa Maria Wiśniewska is a Polish actress. During her career, she won several awards, include two Polish Film Awards, Polish Film Festival Awards, and Złota Kaczka. She is also recipient of Order of Polonia Restituta and Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture.
Zygmunt Miłoszewski is a Polish writer. Previously he was a journalist and editor for the Polish edition of Newsweek. He is an author of novels, features and short stories.
The Museum of Polish History or the Polish History Museum is a museum and national cultural institute in Warsaw, Poland. The purpose of the museum is to present the most important events in Polish history, with a particular emphasis on Polish traditions of freedom. Since September 2023, the new museum building has been located in the Warsaw Citadel.
The Wawel Royal Castle National Art Collection is the residence museum and collection housed in the historic Wawel Castle of Kraków. The collection was inaugurated officially in 1930, with its current name introduced in 1994.
Przedsiębiorstwo Realizacji Filmów "Zespoły Filmowe" was a Polish state-owned film studio founded in 1969 after the closure of the production company Zespoły Autorów Filmowych in the aftermath of the March 1968 events.
The Museum of the Second World War is a state cultural institution and museum established in 2008 in Gdańsk, Poland, which is devoted to the Second World War. Its exhibits opened in 2017. The museum is supervised by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
The Warsaw Jewish Film Festival is an annual Jewish film festival held in Warsaw, Poland. Organized in 2003 by American film director Daniel Strehlau, it was the first one of this type on Poland, and one of the first and largest in the Eastern Europe.
The Małopolska Institute of Culture is a regional cultural institution engaged in promoting and supporting the culture of Małopolska. The institute was founded in 2002 and is located in Kraków. Its main focus is integrating diverse small regional cultural institutions - museums, archives or local cultural centres.
Maciej Szymon Cieśla was a Polish artist, graphics designer and visual communication designer. He was responsible for visual design of World Youth Day 2016.
The Decoration of Honor Meritorious for Polish Culture or Meritorious for Polish Culture, is a Polish departmental decoration in Arts awarded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland to persons and organizations for distinguished contributions to the Polish culture and heritage. This award was instituted on 11 August 1969.
Gabriela Muskała is a Polish actress, screenwriter and director.
Polish Film Institute is a state legal entity established in 2005 to support the development of cinematography. The Institute operates on the basis of the Act of 30 June 2005 on cinematography, the Act of 9 November 2018 on financial support for audiovisual production and its statute.
The Roman Dmowski and Ignacy Jan Paderewski Institute for the Legacy of Polish National Thought is a Polish educational and historical research institute. Announced to appear at a press conference on 3 February 2020, it was formally inaugurated by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Piotr Gliński, on 17 February that year.
On December 19, 2023, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage in Poland, dismissed the then-current state media directors and their supervisory boards, most notably those of public broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP), appointing new ones in their place. The move was met with criticism and accusations of illegality by the dismissed management and the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party, causing a parliamentary intervention in the TVP headquarters.
Juliusz Stefan Norblin de la Gourdaine (1892-1952), known as Stefan Norblin, was a Polish visual artist, painter, caricaturist, illustrator, poster designer, and interior, architectural and fashion designer. He created, among others, modernist and Art Nouveau advertising posters as well as Art Deco paintings. He also realised the interior decoration (frescoes) of several rooms of the Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
