The indisputable master of cosmetics responsible for Rita Hayworth’s red curls and the look of Boris Karloff as Frankenstein. He invented liquid-foundation makeup, put lipstick into its present form ...

Every Pole knows Moniuszko composed ‘Halka’ and ‘The Haunted Manor’, that he was the father of Polish opera, and that his face decorated the 100,000 PLN banknotes for a while. But there are so many ...

It turns out famed Romantic poets like Byron, Keats and Coleridge were enamoured with a rather unexpected figure: Tadeusz Kościuszko, one of Poland’s most prominent freedom fighters. Seemingly ...

The most famous Polish traveller, tireless explorer, versatile researcher and humanitarian. He travels to all continents except Antarctica. It was Strzelecki who gave the highest peak in Australia its ...

Some are round and some are zeppelin-shaped, some are white and some are grey, some are filled and some not, finally – most are savoury, but some are sweet. All around Poland, you can find an amazing ...

Polish folk music has managed to survive and even grow from strength to strength thanks to certain key people. One of those people is undoubtedly Andrzej Bieńkowski and his Muzyka Odnaleziona project.

Have you ever wanted to learn more about Polish design but did not know where to find resources in English? Below is a guide to some of the best books, articles, websites and videos about the history ...

The districts of Kazimierz and Podgórze in Kraków host some of the most beautiful and distinct murals in Poland. Size is not their only impressive feature, they often have a more in-depth meaning ...

An international argument between Poland and the USSR nearly erupted due to an unusual triumphant gesture from the pole vault champion at the 1980 Olympics. Władysław Kozakiewicz's beaming face and ...

The true love of a Polish Romeo and Juliet, the story of a famous actress who sold her soul for a man’s salvation, and a movie about spying on and falling in love with the girl next door. Culture.pl ...

If we ventured into the warehouses of public museums, we would come across dozens of artistic textiles gathered during the communist era. Textile experiments were carried out by constructivist ...

A third of Poles live in residential blocks of flats. Even though prefabricated multi-family buildings are a staple of the Polish landscape, they are surrounded by myths and legends. But what’s the ...