MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON AUGUST 3, 2022 Art in Embassies (AIE) recently completed the installations of three new temporary art exhibitions at Chief of Mission residences in Canada, Poland, and Slovenia. These installations reflect the Ambassadors’ backgrounds and interests and are a vital part of U.S. diplomacy, serving as touchpoints for diplomatic engagement …
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Remarks Art in Embassies Opening Reception July 12, 2022 Welcome to the house of the American people for the opening of the Art in Embassies exhibition. We have invited you here to discuss the beautiful pieces that are on display in this home, but first, I have a surprise for you. We are joined by …
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Remarks Art in Embassies Opening Reception July 12, 2022 Welcome to the house of the American people for the opening of the Art in Embassies exhibition. We have invited you here to discuss the beautiful pieces that are on display in this home, but first, I have a surprise for you. We are joined by …
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U.S. Embassy Warsaw and Służewski Dom Kultury invite you to take part in the Step Afrika! Summer Dance Camp! If you are 13-18 years old and interested in dance, join us for this five-day workshop led by the world famous American dance company Step Afrika! The program will take place July 11-15 at the Służewski Dom …
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Zoom in to Michal Urbaniak’s latest innovation – an online version of his famous Urbanator Days. For his next gig on Thursday, March 25th at 1800 (Warsaw time), the Urbanator will host a fascinating discussion with renowned Swedish jazz – and classical music — composer and keyboardist Peter Burman. Inspired on his international musical journey …
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Zoom in to Michal Urbaniak’s latest innovation – an online version of his famous Urbanator Days. For his next gig on February 11 at 1800 (Warsaw time), the Urbanator will host a fascinating discussion with the Grammy nominee and Gold Record-awarded vocalist Irene Blackman. The daughter of jazz-funk pioneer and legend Don Blackman (who performed …
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Zoom in to Michal Urbaniak’s latest innovation – an online Zoom version of his famous Urbanator Days. For his next gig on January 21 at 1800, the Urbanator will host a scintillating Zoom session with Lenny White, the legendary jazz great, drummer, and music producer. White is a four-time Grammy winner who has played with all the …
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On December 4, 2020, the 20th jubilee edition of the “WATCH DOCS Human Rights in Film” festival gets underway. The long-running festival will showcase the best international documentary movies from recent years, with a focus on human rights and the rights of marginalized communities. The U.S. Embassy is supporting the festival to help give viewers a …
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Broadway isn’t just a street in New York. It’s a style. It’s an icon. And it’s a quintessential part of American culture. From traditional musicals like Oklahoma and Guys and Dolls to genre-defining shows like Rent and Hamilton, musicals have been entertaining audiences for decades. And since we can’t go to Broadway right now, we’re …
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Letter from Warsaw, a musical co-authored by the American musician and composer Gary Guthman, and the Polish playwright Doman Nowakowski was performed again in Warsaw on September 22 and 23 at the Palladium Theater. It had its grand premiere in November 2019. Officials attending the performance included James Wolfe, the U.S. Embassy’s Counselor for Public …
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The U.S. Embassy in Warsaw is pleased to invite you to tune in to our Facebook page to view a “Virtual Summer Concert Series” that will take place on three consecutive Thursdays in July (July 2, 9, and 16). The concerts — all lasting from 7:00 – 7:45 pm Warsaw time, and transmitted live via …
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We are pleased to announce the winner and finalists of the 2019 edition of the My America photo contest for participants of the Summer Work Travel program. All photos can be seen HERE : Winner – Maciej Kuc for photo “Forrest Gump(ers)” The other finalists include the following photos (names as given by participants) and their authors (in …
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Letter from Warsaw, a musical co-authored by the renowned American trumpeter, jazzman and composer Gary Guthman, and the Polish playwright Doman Nowakowski premiered to a sold-out audience on November 24 at the Basen Artystyczny of the Warsaw Chamber Opera. The musical featured original scores expertly composed and flawlessly performed by Guthman’s orchestra and the main …
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With their grand finale in the stunning Branicki Palace in Białystok, the American jazz and soul group Laurin Talese and a Novel Idea completed their five day tour of eastern Poland on October 7. The tour was sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s American Music Abroad program under the auspices of the Association of American Voices . The magnificent artists — composed of the …
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The iconic DC Comics Dawn of the Superheroes exhibition brought to Poland by the Embassy’s wonderful partner EC1 Łódź – City of Culture was officially opened on Friday, September 27 in Łódź. Cultural Affairs Officer Dan Hastings spoke at the opening, thanking EC1 Director Błażej Moder, Łódź Mayor Hanna Zdanowska and exhibition curator Jean Jacques …
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On Sunday September 8, 2019, Public Affairs Counselor Frank Finver took part in the annual event “Street of Tradition. Americans in Radom”. This edition of the Street of Tradition was devoted to the 1920’s and 1930’s of Radom, organized annually by Resursa Obywatelska. It offered multiple artistic, historical, intellectual, and pop-cultural activities, which illustrated specific …
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On August 9, the U.S. Consulate in Krakow organized a special celebration aboard a tram, to commemorate the 45th anniversary since the Consulate’s opening. Embellished in American flags and bunting, the “Consulate Tram” opened its doors for both Cracovians and tourists for a “hop on, hop off” experience. In support of this event, the city …
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ACAO Scott Whitmore met with a group of 43 FLEX program participants who returned from the U.S. last month. Within the program, they spent one year in an American high school while living with an American family. They shared their stories and admitted that the program was a great adventure in their lives. During the …
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The U.S. Mission to Poland is excited to announce the 2019 edition of the “My America: Summer Work Travel” photo contest. We invite Summer Work Travel participants to submit photographs that highlight their experience in America. Photographs may focus on the natural environment, culture, people, or places in the United States, among other subjects. The …
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Embassy Counselor for Public Affairs Frank Finver and Cultural Affairs Specialist Beata Milewska attended the 29th Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow and, with Consulate Political Specialist Marek Guzik, also participated in the re-consecration of the Jewish Cemetery in Tarnow. The Tarnow cemetery is one of the largest and oldest in southern Poland – dating date to 1581. Restoration …
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On a lovely evening in the heart of Warsaw on June 26, Deputy Chief of Mission Bix Aliu kicked off the Memphis in Poland Festival. For the second segment of a nine day-long, three city-tour of Poland that began in Sopot on June 21 and concludes in Bielsko-Biala on June 30, the Memphis in Poland …
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On June 22 Frank Finver, Counselor for Press and Culture appeared at the new Sopoteka Library premises to introduce a lecture by Memphis Pink Museum Curator, Steve Masler on historical developments of the city — Memphis at 200: the River, the Struggles for Civil Rights and the Rebirth of a Great City. Finver thanked American …
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On June 18 in Warsaw, the History Meeting House (Dom Spotkan z Historia) opened the captivating exhibit “Americans in Poland 1919-1947” that vividly documents the contributions of an eclectic mix of unassuming Americans – officials, volunteers, and unsung heroes – who lived and served in Poland during the interwar period, World War II, and its …
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On June 14, Warsaw University’s Prawie Kino (Almost Cinema) student film club celebrated the fifth anniversary of its popular outdoor film showing program with a Polish and international film series that debuted with the iconic romantic comedy Some Like it Hot (released by United Artists in March, 1959). Held on a lovely Warsaw evening in …
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The Memphis in Poland Festival — www.memphisinpoland.org – makes its culturally delicious and musically powerful return to Poland later this month, from June 21-30 in three different Polish cities. Debuting in 2015 as part of an international cultural festival that honored Polish culture in Memphis, Tennessee, the current iteration of the Memphis in Poland Festival debuted …
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On April 5 in Warsaw, the US Embassy attended an informal reception hosted by the National Museum in Warsaw for the return to Poland of U.S. citizens and art collectors Craig Gilmore and David Crocker. Mr. Gilmore and Mr. Crocker are visiting Poland to film a documentary on their role in the repatriation of looted …
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As 2019 marks the 100th anniversary of U.S. –Polish diplomatic relations, the U.S. Embassy Warsaw and American Center Warsaw invite you to In Focus: Polish –American Speaker Series, a monthly discussion of important topics for U.S.-Polish relations. The aim of this initiative is to connect engaging Polish and American experts with an audience consisting of …
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On December 8th, the U.S. Consulate General in Krakow organized “Poles and Americans – 100 Years Together”, a scavenger hunt-type City Game, highlighting the centennial of U.S.-Polish relations. Over 70 participants turned out on Saturday for a team building activity where players had to find hidden places and complete designated tasks, by using a series …
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We are pleased to announce the winner and finalists of the 2018 edition of the My America photo contest for participants of the Summer Work Travel program. All photos can be seen HERE Winner – Bogusz Kluz “Have you ever been on Mars?” The other finalists include the following photos (names as given by participants) …
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As part of the U.S. Embassy’s yearlong celebrations of 100 Lat Razem (100 Years Together) marking Poland’s rebirth 100 years ago and American support, Deputy Chief of Mission Eric Green attended the English language premiere of the play “Polish Fantasy” at the historic Ateneum Theater in downtown Warsaw on December 1. Created especially by the …
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In a celebration of the memory of President Herbert Hoover and his friendship with Ignacy Paderewski, American pianist, Neal Larrabee, performed at the Opole Philharmonic at an event organized by the U.S. Consulate in Krakow and the Alumni Association in partnership with the Opole province on December 1. The concert was part of the U.S. …
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As part of its continuing, nationwide 100 Lat Razem (100 Years Together) initiative to honor Poland’s rebirth in 1918 and American support, the Embassy is sponsoring the Paderewski Birthday Concert to be held at 3:00 pm on November 18 at the Muzeum Wnętrz in Otwock Wielki. Thanks to the Otwock Wielki branch of the National Museum of Warsaw, …
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As part of the U.S. Embassy’s yearlong celebrations of 100 Lat Razem (100 Years Together) marking Poland’s rebirth 100 years ago and American support, Ambassador Georgette Mosbacher hosted a festive evening of historic jazz at her residence in Warsaw for an audience of special guests that included the Ministers of Digital Affairs and Maritime Economy, …
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As part of its ongoing, nationwide 100 Lat Razem initiative to honor Poland’s rebirth in 1918 and the support provided by the United States, the Embassy is supporting the Women for Paderewski concert to be held at 11:00 on October 20 at the Fine Arts Academy Scenography Department. The concert will feature performances by three …
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The American Corner and National Museum in Gdańsk are delighted to invite you to attend the international conference Women’s Art – Photography as a Medium of Change which the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk will host on Friday, October 19. The conference will discuss the importance of photography in feminist art in the 20th …
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The Embassy once again proudly supported the vibrant Polish-American music project URBANATOR DAYS, a unique opportunity for Poland’s artistically talented youth to unveil their musical skills on stage with top professional jazz musicians from Poland, Europe and the United States. Thanks to URBANATOR DAYS 2018, a project led by Poland’s world-renowned jazz musician Michał Urbaniak, …
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From October 3-5, Assistant Cultural Affairs Attache Scott Whitmore traveled through the Lubuskie Voivodeship for the U.S. Embassy’s 100 years/100 cities and towns outreach effort as part of our Sto Lat Razem campaign. Stops included school visits to Lubniewice, Sulęcin and Różanki for presentations on U.S. and Polish cooperation over the past 100 years and …
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On November 23 in Słupsk the Wojciech Kilar Polish Philharmonic Sinfonia Baltica will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the composer Leonard Bernstein’s birth with a special concert of American music. The Bernstein concert – one in a planned series of classical American music concerts – is also dedicated to the centennial of Poland’s rebirth as …
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The Embassy is pleased to support the 2018 Sopot Jazz Festival, one of the oldest jazz festivals in Poland, that runs from October 4-6. Two renowned American saxophonists, Roxy Coss and Lauren Sevian, will perform at the festival. Musician, composer, bandleader, educator and activist Roxy Coss has performed extensively around the world, including headlining at …
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The Embassy is pleased to once again support the Polish – American music project URBANATOR DAYS, a unique opportunity for musical youth to unveil their talent on stage with top professional jazz musicians from Poland, Europe and the United States. The project will include music workshops on Thursday, September 27 and a concert by Michal …
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On August 31, 2018 Cultural Attaché Dan Hastings met with the mentees of the EducationUSA Advisory Program. The students came to Warsaw from all over Poland for a training related to preparing their successful application to universities and colleges in the United States. The high school mentorship program was prepared by the U.S. Embassy in cooperation …
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On August 26th the 15th edition of the Warsaw Jewish Culture Festival named after Polish-American Nobel Laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer kicked off with two fabulous musicial performances. On the stage of the Theater on the Water in Royal Łazienki Park, superstar Israeli-American songwriter and guitarist David Broza gave a solo performance (and then played with …
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To mark the fifteenth anniversary of the Singer Festival, the famous Israeli – American guitarist David Broza will appear for the first time in Poland for a solo concert at the On the Water Theater at the Royal Lazienki Park. A multi-platinum artist, who performs in Hebrew, Spanish, English, and Arabic, Broza is well known for his …
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On July 20 in Gdansk, PAO Frank Finver officially opened a photo exhibition of the American artist Jacqueline Livingston, entitled In the shade of Feminism. On the fringes of American Art of the 1960s and 1970s at the National Museum in Gdansk Gallery of Photography Zielona Brama. Mr. Finver was joined by the guardians of …
Read More» The U.S. Mission to Poland is excited to announce the 2018 edition of the “My America: Summer Work Travel” photo contest. We invite Polish Summer Work Travel participants to submit photographs that highlight their experience in America. Photographs may focus on the natural environment, culture, people, or places in the United States, among other subjects. …
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On July 7, a perfect summer Saturday, the U.S. Embassy Warsaw, American Center Warsaw and Dom Spotkan z Historia (History Meeting House, DSH) jointly organized a public event in downtown Warsaw, celebrating both July 4th and the centennial of Poland regaining its independence. The picnic took place in the historic center of Warsaw and attracted over 8,000 …
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The U.S. Embassy and the American Center Warsaw invite you to join us on Saturday, July 7th for a celebration of U.S. Independence Day and the 100 year bond between Poland and the United States. The event will take place from 12 PM to 8 PM at Jan Twardowski Square in Warsaw, by Krakowskie Przedmieście! …
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On June 19 in Białystok, the American duo Elizabeth Schwartz and Peter Stan from New York performed the grand finale at the closing gala of the 11th edition of the Zachor Festival of Jewish Culture. The Zachor Festival, which took place this year from June 16-19, celebrates the rich Jewish cultural heritage in northeastern Poland. It was …
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On June 17 the City of Słupsk held its second edition of “Ziemia Słupska,” a popular and colorful festival of folklore groups that the U.S. Embassy helped to support. The festival featured 21 musical folk ensembles that performed music from various regions. The festival also included sounds and sights from America, with the Huu-Ska Luta …
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The 11th edition of Zachor Festival of Jewish Culture will take place in Białystok, Poland from June 16-19. This year’s festival, “Zachor – Color and Sound,” will present three performers from the United States. On Monday, June 18, the vocalist and guitar player Gerard Edery ( https://www.gerardedery.com ) will perform a concert of Sephardic songs with …
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The Embassy is pleased to announce its support and sponsorship of the 14th Jewish Motifs International Film Festival which opens at 7:00 pm on May 23 in Warsaw’s Muranow Cinema and runs through May 27. The opening night features a screening of the 2017 Polish production The Prince and the Dybuk by directors Elwira Niewiera …
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On May 11, the award-winning American artist Amy Karle and participants of the first ever Arts Incubator program in Poland presented their final exhibition – Layers of Life – at the internationally acclaimed Copernicus Science Center in Warsaw. The exhibition, which runs through May 27 in the Copernicus Center Pavilion located on the banks of the Vistula River – …
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Last last month in the city of Poznań, U.S. Fulbright Fellow, visiting professor, and accomplished pianist Pamela Howland gave the latest of her captivating public performances throughout Poland on “Chopin Meets the Beatles: Songs of Love, Loss & Longing.” Appearing at the Stary Browar mall in Poznan as the guest of Poznań’s Adam Mickiewicz University, …
Read More» On April 26, the local organization Dom Kultury Śródmieście featured an “American Day” as part of a series of meetings held during the “Various Varsovians” Festival in Warsaw that is designed to highlight the international diversity of Warsaw. The Festival highlighted various communities of foreigners who have settled in Warsaw and showed how they work …
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On April 26, the award-winning American artist Amy Karle officially launched the first ever Arts Incubator program in Poland. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and hosted by the internationally acclaimed Copernicus Science Center, the Arts Incubator program is an international cultural exchange initiative that sends distinguished American artists abroad to partner with local …
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On April 24 the Jazz Ambassadors from the visiting U.S. Air Force Europe (USAFE) Band visited Grudziądz where they delighted 200 hundred spectators with Big Band and jazz classics before holding a spontaneous jam session with local residents after the show. The 14 male and female musicians played a range of jazz classics from American greats like …
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On April 21 at the exquisite Royal Łazienki Theater in Warsaw’s Łazienki Park, the Jazz Ambassadors from the visiting U.S. Air Force Europe (USAFE) Band delighted 200 spectators with American music classics. The 14 male and female musicians played and sang Big Band music, Glen Miller originals, Ella Fitzgerald masterpieces and contemporary jazz composed by …
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The U.S. Embassy is proud to partner with the acclaimed Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw to host the first ever American Arts Incubator (AAI) in Poland during April and May. AAI is an international cultural exchange initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and ZERO1 that sends distinguished American artists abroad to partner with local community members and …
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On March 27 CAO Dan Hastings spoke at this year’s inaugural event of the Prawie Kino, a project run by the Independent Students’ Association of the University of Warsaw. To celebrate Women’s History Month the Embassy partnered with Prawie Kino to sponsor a special screening of the iconic Color Purple by Steven Spielberg featuring Oprah …
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On March 20th in Warsaw at Poland’s National Philharmonic, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra gave a sterling performance honoring the lives and works of the great American composers Samuel Barber, George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein during the 22nd edition of the Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival. They also honored one of Poland’s greatest composers Krzysztof Penderecki, …
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The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce the imminent arrival in Poland of the New York-based Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra to participate in the 22nd edition of the Ludwig Van Beethoven Easter Festival. Held in cities throughout Poland from March 16-30, this year’s dynamic Beethoven Easter Festival will commemorate the anniversaries of two great American composers: …
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On December 14 Ambassador Jones ushered in the holiday season at his residence in Warsaw by hosting a festive jazz concert for distinguished guests from Poland’s cultural world. The convivial evening began with outstanding performances by students from the Bednarska Jazz College of Poland’s Frederic Chopin State Music School accompanied by the Chicago-born Polish-American vocalist …
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We are pleased to announce the winners and finalists of the 2017 edition of the My America photo contest for participants of the Summer Work Travel program. First Prize – Michał Binkiewicz “Wanderer on the road” Second Prize – Karolina Centkowska “Monumental Friendship” Third Prize – Bogusz Kluz “The biggest” The other finalists include the …
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On November 29 at Poland’s Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Ambassador Jones and personnel from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Art Crime Team returned to Poland a stolen painting from the United States. Painted in the late 19th century by the Polish artist Robert Sliwiński (1840-1902), the “Street with Castle Ruins” was located in …
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On November 16 the US Embassy hosted a reception in honor of the historic first visit to Poland of the Dance Theatre of Harlem. The reception took place on the stage of the Teatr Wielki after the ensemble’s premiere in Poland where they performed two concerts in Warsaw and two in Wrocław as part of …
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In early November, the US Embassy joined celebrations organized by the University of Łódż to honor the life and accomplishments of the African-American Shakespearean Actor Ira Aldridge who died while performing in Łódż 150 years ago. Born in New York City, Aldridge was an American and later British stage actor and playwright who achieved acclaim …
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The U.S. Embassy in Warsaw is proud to support the legendary Dance Theatre of Harlem’s visit to Poland. The acclaimed New York-based dance company will perform at the Teatr Wielki in Warsaw on November 16 and 17 as part of the 9th annual edition of the Days of Dance organized by the Polish National Ballet. …
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As part of its longstanding support for Poland’s acclaimed Camerimage Festival that celebrates the art of cinematography, the U.S. Embassy proudly contributed again, this time to bringing to Torun, Poland a personal art exhibition of the famous American film director and global cultural icon David Lynch. The director of acclaimed films and TV productions such …
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Photo: Public Affairs Counselor Frank Finver attends the opening of the “From Poland with Love” exhibition. On October 18 the US Embassy’s Public Affairs Counselor Frank Finver attended the opening of the “From Poland with Love” exhibition curated by the Dom Spotkań z Historią in Warsaw. The event, which included a screening of the short …
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The U.S. Embassy in Warsaw and American Center Warsaw invite you to attend an American Sports Weekend on August 26th and 27th from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Warsaw City Hall’s Vistula District Recreation Zone on the “Poniatówka” beach at the Poniatowski Bridge. The event is co-organized with the Warsaw City Hall’s Sports …
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American photographer Gordon Parks (1912-2006) began his career in Farm Security Administration, and then worked for „Vogue” and „Life” magazines. Apart from photography, he was a film director, and a writer. His artistic motto was: “I Use My Camera as a Weapon”. This issue of Zoom in on America is about his life and the …
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The XII Super Final of the Polish League of American Football (PLFA) took place at the Municipal Stadium in Lodz on Saturday June 25, 2017. The Wroclaw Panthers finished the season undefeated, beating the Gdynia Seahawks for the second year in a row with a final score of 55-21. Embassy representatives hosted an information tent …
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On June 14, 2017 the U.S. Embassy Warsaw donated to the Zespół Szkół in Redzikowo about 500 English language books for young readers on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense. U.S. servicemen from the nearby military base in Redzikowo joined the Embassy’s Counselor of Public Affairs, Christopher Midura, in a ceremony at the school …
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From June 15-17, Prawie Kino, a project by the Independent Students’ Association, is sponsoring a three-day film festival in the Small Courtyard at the University of Warsaw (ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 24). The event begins daily at 21:00. The film festival will showcase masterpieces of world cinema, along with contemporary titles. The three days of the …
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On Monday June 5th U.S. Embassy Warsaw hosted an award ceremony for students and their parents from four different Polish schools honoring the students for their winning poster designs for the “Connecting People to Nature” poster competition. The students created posters reflecting the importance of protecting nature and caring about our planet. The goal of …
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The Memphis in Poland Festival is the second part of an international cultural festival which honored Polish culture in Tennessee in 2015 and will now honor American Culture and Civil Rights in Trojmiasto June 12-18. The festival will feature a concert on June 17 at Opera Lesna which will include Polish and American blues and …
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The U.S. Embassy’s American Center in Warsaw will host a panel discussion on President John F. Kennedy’s legacy on Monday, May 29, at 5:00 p.m. at the History Meeting House (ul. Karowa 20, Warsaw). The expert panel will feature former Polish Prime Minister Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Professor Zbigniew Lewicki of the University of Warsaw and Cardinal …
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New York-based pianist, arranger, composer, and producer Yaron Gershovsky is coming back to perform at the 2017 Zachor Festival of Jewish Culture in Białystok. Co-organized by the local Citizen Education Center, the event celebrates rich Jewish cultural heritage of the region. The Embassy is a proud sponsor of the gala A graduate of Berklee College …
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The Polish Ministry of Culture awarded the U.S. Embassy-sponsored Museum exhibition Frank Stella and Synagogues of Historic Poland the Sybilla award for “Exhibition of the Year 2016” during the Ministry’s 37th annual awards banquet honoring the achievements of Polish museums and public collections on May 16, 2017. The Sybilla awards are considered the equivalent of …
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Senator John F. Kennedy from Massachusetts, 1957. (Photo Philippe Halsman/Magnum Photos) A new exhibition commemorating President John F. Kennedy’s life and work will be on view at the History Meeting House from May 20 through June 18. “American Visionary: John F. Kennedy’s Life and Times” is one of the most exhaustively researched collections of Kennedy …
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Opening: 4 April 2017, 7 pm Galeria Studio Palace of Culture and Science, Plac Defilad 1, Warsaw 5 April – 4 June 2017 Tuesday – Sunday: 11 am – 7 pm Angel of History is the first solo show in Poland by Aura Rosenberg, an American artist living and working in New York and Berlin. …
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To commemorate International Women’s History Month, the U.S. Embassy Warsaw held a pair of staged readings of Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling on March 29th, 2017, at Teatr Polski Arnold Szyfman Theatre in its original language, English. The performance consisted of an all-female cast of Embassy employees, Poles and Americans, some of whom are theater …
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American visual artist and environmental protection activist Dianna Cohen visited Poland March 20-26 for a series of meetings with art institutions and environmental activists in Kraków, Katowice, Radom and Warsaw. Ms. Cohen’s art creatively repurposes recycled plastic bags as a way to eliminate single-use plastics and to limit her plastic “footprint” on the environment. Ms. Cohen …
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The third High School in Gdynia invited Deputy Press Attache Stephen Dreikorn to deliver a presentation about the Electoral College. Dreikorn explained the history of the electoral college as well as some of its idiosyncrasies over the past 200 years. Following the presentation, Dreikorn answered questions on variety of subjects, including American politics, life as …
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The November issue of Zoom in on America features Colorado, “The Centennial State.” The origins of the name and nickname of the state are explained alongside other interesting facts about Colorado, the Capitol building, the ancient dwelling place – Messa Verde and many other. You will find a little Colorado quiz and Activity Page with Reading …
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The October issue of Zoom in on America is about Bob Dylan, the first musician to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. The latest issue (PDF 1,3 Mb). Read more about Zoom in on America All past issues of Zoom in on America.
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On Monday July 25, 2016, Deputy Press Attaché Stephen Dreikorn threw the first pitch and addressed about 200 fans at Poland’s first game in the European Baseball Championship C-Pool Qualifier in Miejska Gorka, Poland. Dreikorn explained that U.S.-Polish relations are robust and include sports, education, and culture as well as trade and military partnerships. Embassy …
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On July 25th, U.S. Photographer Robert Dawson, Professor of Photography at Stanford University, had an enthusiastically received presentation of his Global Library Project: A Photographic Essay at Warsaw’s Main Public Library and the future host the upcoming American Corner Warsaw. The audience consisted of close to 80 Polish librarians, photographers and Warsaw libraries patrons. PAO Christopher Midura …
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The July-August 2016 issue of Zoom in on America is about summer work. Many students in America decide to take a job during the summer. There is also a program for international students who want to work and travel in the USA during their holidays. The latest issue (PDF 1,97 Mb). Read more about Zoom in on America …
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Ambassador Jones visited Washington Wizards star Marcin Gortat’s youth basketball camp in Piaseczno on June 22. The Ambassador met with student athletes and their parents. While in Krakow, Marcin Gortat and his MG 13 Foundation organized camps for young basketball players, including children in wheelchairs. The Polish Wheelchair Basketball Team joined the training, which was …
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Four musicians from the famous 6/13 group will make their first appearance in Poland during the closing gala of the Festival of Jewish Culture Zachor in Białystok . The group will also meet aspiring musicians prior to the concert. The 9th rendition of the festival, set to take place between June 18-21, 2016 has been jointly organized by the Center for Citizenship …
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The Embassy is a proud sponsor of the 15th International Festival of Photography in Lodz. This year’s edition, lead again by the artistic director Alison Nordström, former curator of George Eastman House, will include works by two prominent figures of American photography: Robert Rauschenberg, one of the creators of pop-art, and David Seymour or CHIM, …
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A NEW EDITION OF “MY AMERICA” PHOTO CONTEST U.S. Embassy Warsaw and U.S. Consulate General Krakow are pleased to announce a new edition of the “My America: Summer Work Travel Photo Contest.” We invite Summer Work Travel participants from Poland to submit photographs that highlight their experience in America. Photographs may focus on the natural …
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A downtown area – office buildings and parking lots or human-friendly spaces? How do citizens reclaim city centers in Poland and in the United States? Please join us for a second public debate at the Koszykowa Library in Warsaw on April 26 at 18:00. Polish experts and NGO activists will be joined by an alumna …
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March and April are the months when trivia contests are held based on the material in the U.S. Consulate monthly publication Zoom in on America ( www.usinfo.pl/zoom ). This year’s contests were organized at the America@YourLibrary in Kielce, The John Paul II High School in Niepołomice, the American Corner in Wroclaw, the Jan Heweliusz High School …
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„Queen Mimi” Screening at Koszykowa Library In cooperation with the American Film Festival and the Public Library at Koszykowa, we are pleased to invite you to an event honoring Women’s History Month. On Wednesday, March 23rd, we will be screening an award winning documentary by Yaniv Rokah, “Queen Mimi” (USA, 2015, 75 min with Polish …
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In cooperation with the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the U.S. Embassy, the Board of Directors of the Polish-U.S. Fulbright Commission has appointed Ms. Justyna Janiszewska as the Executive Director of the Commission. Ms. Janiszewska will assume duties May 1. Prior to becoming the Executive Director of the Polish-American Fulbright Commission, Ms. Janiszewska …
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Consul General Walter Braunohler and Krakow Pedagogical University Deputy Rector Kazimierz Karolczak opened an impressive photographic exhibit showcasing the 25 finalist photos of the 2015 Summer Work Travel Photo (SWT) Contest, which U.S. Consulate Krakow and U.S. Embassy Warsaw jointly organized in fall 2015. The opening gathered over 200 university students and faculty. The aim of …
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Under the leadership of renowned Music Director Christoph Eschenbach, the National Symphony Orchestra performed February 19 at the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera. The program included “Adagio” for strings from Krzysztof Penderecki’s Symphony No. 3, Antonín Dvorak’s Cello Concerto in B minor Op. 104, and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A major …
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The exhibition Frank Stella and Synagogues of Historic Poland opens today for public viewing at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Warsaw. This is the first show of the great American abstractionist in Poland and it features the extraordinary sculptural reliefs from his Polish Villages series. These works will be set side …
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Political-Economic Officer Andrew Caruso gave a speech on New York City to middle-school students who participated in the Manhattan: 3 Dimensions competition in Tarnobrzeg, south-east Poland. The February 4th event marked the end of a school semester-long competition covering three disciplines: information and multimedia, art and geography, and literature. The contest originated by a teacher of …
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Warsaw Public Library – Main Library of the Mazowsze Province, and the Embassy of the United States of America in Warsaw invite you to the African American History Month celebration.
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