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Poznań philharmonic orchestra wins prestigious ICMA award for vocal music

The Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra has been awarded the prestigious International Classical Music Award (ICMA) in the Vocal Music category for its album Urlicht: Songs of Death and Resurrection, the ICMA jury announced on Tuesday.

A roof view of the Transfiguration Catherdal in Odesa, Ukraine, damaged after a Russian missile strike on July 23, 2023. Photo: Andre Alves/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Italy to help in restoration of Odesa Cathedral damaged by Russian missile strikes

Italy has pledged to help restore Odesa’s Spaso-Preobrazhenskyi Cathedral, a key symbol of the southern Ukrainian port city’s cultural and spiritual heritage which was severely damaged in a Russian missile attack in July 2023.

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Warsaw's Madame Butterfly celebrates 25 years of artistic excellence at the Polish National Opera

The director, Mariusz Treliński and Boris Kudliča, stage designer, created an operatic masterpiece that has stood the test of time.

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Dua Lipa and Nobel-winning Tokarczuk bond over poetry, astrology and animal rights

Music superstar Dua Lipa has gone where few pop stars have before, interviewing Polish writer and Nobel Prize laureate Olga Tokarczuk.

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Polish director uses AI to create controversial biopic about Putin

Polish filmmaker Patryk Vega has drawn global attention with a controversial new film about Vladimir Putin that uses artificial intelligence to superimpose the Russian leader’s face onto an actor.

Titled ‘Miejski Powieczorek’ (‘Evening Tea in the City’), the mural depicts a family sitting around a candlelit dinner table heaped with snacks. Photo: Street Art Cities

Polish mural artists competing for prestigious international street art prize

Two murals by Polish artists have been shortlisted for the prestigious Best of 2024 Street Art Cities prize after wowing a panel of international muralists.

Czerwone Gitrary’s iconic line-up with Bernard Dornowski, Krzysztof Klenczon, Jerzy Skrzypczyk, Seweryn Krajewski and Jerzy Kossela. Photo: Marek Karewicz courtesy of Jazz Forum.

Poland’s answer to The Beatles marks 60 years of rocking on

60 years ago, in the Polish port city of Gdańsk, five young musicians came together to form a band that would soon capture the hearts of a nation. They called themselves ‘Czerwone Gitary’ (The Red Guitars), and before long, they were one of the most popular rock ‘n’ roll bands in Poland, amassing a devoted following across Eastern Europe.

The reworked anthem was broadcast by the public broadcaster, Radio and Television of Slovakia, on January 1. Photo: Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Slovakia’s national anthem overhaul provokes national debate

At the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve, Slovakia introduced an updated version of its national anthem, sparking widespread debate about the necessity and cost of the update.

The map pinpoints the areas where devils, dragons, spirits, gnomes, giants, elves, wraiths and werewolves are said to have roamed

Polish ‘monster map’ wins praise for merging folklore with pioneering cartographic techniques

A multidisciplinary team of scientists, researchers and artists has created a striking map of Pomerania, northern Poland, to illustrate the spots once inhabited by fantastical spirits and creatures.

Highlights included the long-awaited opening of Warsaw’s Museum of Modern Art. Photo: PAP/Tomasz Gzell

Year in review: Poland’s cultural highlights of 2024

As the curtain falls on 2024, TVP World reflects on an eventful year that saw culture vultures treated to talking points aplenty.

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Year in review: Poland’s international architectural triumphs

Poland’s architects and designers won international acclaim in 2024, with a series of projects landing a string of prestigious awards.

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The magic of Christmas: traditions around the Central Eastern European region

With Christmas fast approaching, TVP World asked people from across Central and Eastern Europe to describe Christmas traditions in their countries and what they love most about them.

Two Polish co-productions have been shortlisted for the 97th Academy Awards. Photos: X/@Nordiskfilm; The Illuminated Film Company

Two Polish films through to final 15 in key Oscar nominations

Two Polish co-productions have been shortlisted for the 97th Academy Awards, mark a significant achievement for the country’s thriving film industry.

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A legacy of light: Inside the enchanting world of Krakow's ‘szopki’ nativity scenes

Some are towering at over two meters tall, others no larger than a walnut—each an embodiment of love for tradition, craftsmanship, and Poland’s southern city of Krakow.

Yakiv Tkachenko, Ukrainian actor and director. February 2, 1979 — December 14, 2024. Photos: Facebook

Renowned Ukrainian actor killed in action on frontline

Tkachenko was described in tributes as one of Ukraine’s most talented actors.

The Apple App Store Awards 2024 brought a gong to Polish art historian Zuzanna Stańska

Art straight to your phone: Polish app wins major prize

It's a simple concept: once a day, a piece of art pops up on your phone.

Dua Lipa revealed her admiration for Tokarczuk’s novel ‘Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead.’

Pop star Dua Lipa urges fans to read book by Polish Nobel winner

British pop star Dua Lipa is proving herself as much a literary tastemaker as a chart-topper, urging her fans to read a book by Polish Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk.

The exhibition features 19 works and opens on Friday evening. Image: Jan Jerzmański

Artist's striking posters bring out Lower Silesia's darker tones

A new poster exhibition at Wrocław’s train station is set to cast the city, and others in the region of Lower Silesia, in a striking new light thanks to the fantastical style of artist Jan Jerzmański.

Alicja Patanowska’s Plantation project saw the artist repurpose discarded drinking vessels Photo: Alka Murat

Polish artist stuns London with ‘living’ installation using plants and discarded pub glasses

A Polish artist has left London art lovers wowed following a three-week exhibition highlighting issues relating to sustainability.

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Two Polish co-produced films nominated for Golden Globes

Two Polish co-produced films, “A Real Pain” and “A Girl With the Needle,” have received Golden Globes 2025 nominations for best motion picture.

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Video: ‘I want to reconnect to Poland,’ says Hollywood’s Jesse Eisenberg ahead of Polish premiere of new film ‘A Real Pain’

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