The U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, Warsaw Center of Education and Social Innovation and Training (WCIES), and Regional English Language Office in Tallinn are inviting secondary and primary school teachers of English to participate in the MOOC Camp: English for Media Literacy for Educators. This internationally focused program will welcome teachers from Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 13 January, 2023 | Topics: Culture, Education, Events, News
31 October 2022 During National Native American Heritage Month, we celebrate Indigenous peoples past and present and rededicate ourselves to honoring Tribal sovereignty, promoting Tribal self-determination, and upholding the United States’ solemn trust and treaty responsibilities to Tribal Nations. America has not always delivered on its promise of equal dignity and respect for Native Americans. …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 2 November, 2022 | Topics: Culture, Events, Human Rights, News, President of the United States
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 4 August, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 14 July, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, Art & Culture, Culture, Environment, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 13 July, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, Art & Culture, Culture, Environment, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 8 June, 2022 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
Zoom in to Michal Urbaniak’s latest innovation – an online version of his famous Urbanator Days. For his next gig on Thursday, April 29th at 1800 (Warsaw time), the Urbanator will host a fascinating discussion with Frank Parker, an American jazz drummer twice nominated for a Grammy Award. Parker has performed in the USA, Canada, Europe, South …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 27 April, 2021 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
On Sunday, April 18, 2021, at 11:00 am Warsaw (CET) time, you and your family are invited to watch a sensory- and child-friendly music concert held by the Museum of the History of Polish Jews (POLIN) in honor of the Warsaw Ghetto piano prodigy Josima Feldschuh. Ms. Feldschuh was an exceptional girl – when she …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 16 April, 2021 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
Zoom in to Michal Urbaniak’s latest innovation – an online version of his famous Urbanator Days. For his next gig on Thursday, April 8th at 1800 (Warsaw time), the Urbanator will host a fascinating discussion with Rich Keller, a four-time Grammy-nominated mixer and producer who has scored 29 Platinum albums with over 75 million albums …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 7 April, 2021 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 25 March, 2021 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 9 February, 2021 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
FEBRUARY 01, 2021 This February, during Black History Month, I call on the American people to honor the history and achievements of Black Americans and to reflect on the centuries of struggle that have brought us to this time of reckoning, redemption, and hope. We have never fully lived up to the founding principles of …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 3 February, 2021 | Topics: Culture, Events, History, Human Rights, News, President of the United States
Zoom in to Michal Urbaniak’s latest innovation – an online version of his famous Urbanator Days. For his next gig on February 2 at 1800 (Warsaw time), the Urbanator will host a fascinating discussion with the jazz and blues guitarist “Ric Jaz” Hall, one of Chicago’s best musicians who currently tours with Buddy Guy, America’s …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 1 February, 2021 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 20 January, 2021 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 6 December, 2020 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, Human Rights, News
The world premiere of S. Anski’s Yiddish play, The Dybbuk, took place in Warsaw’s Elizeum theatre on December 9, 1920 – exactly a century ago. Though initially inauspicious, the play became a popular success in Poland and across the globe, so much so that today it is considered one of the most renowned Jewish plays in contemporary …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 2 December, 2020 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
On November 26, 2020, over a thousand Polish educators attended the online international conference “Emotions and History: How to Talk about Difficult Topics at School.” The conference was organized by the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw as part of its continuing efforts to support education about the Holocaust. Experts from …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 30 November, 2020 | Topics: Culture, Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, History, News
On November 27, Cultural Attaché Dan Hastings spoke during the Thanksgiving with FLEXers webinar, organized by an amazing group of young alumni of the U.S. Department of State’s Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program. The purpose of the virtual gathering was to talk about Thanksgiving traditions, the importance of this day in American culture, and the culinary delights …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 30 November, 2020 | Topics: Culture, Education, Events, News
Celebrated in the United States since 1981, Polish American Heritage Month honors the vital contributions people of Polish descent have made to the U.S. in the arts, sciences and culture. The U.S. Mission Poland celebrated Polish-American Heritage Month this October with several unique projects and initiatives. In partnership with the Institute for Culture Villa Decius, the U.S. …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 5 November, 2020 | Topics: Culture, Events, Krakow, News | Tags: US Consulate General Krakow
America in 1961: in their fight against racial segregation, more than 400 black and white Americans boarded buses and trains traveling together through the Deep South. They risked violence, imprisonment and even their lives, just for traveling together. They were the Freedom Riders, volunteers from 40 states, mostly students, who received training in nonviolence tactics …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 15 October, 2020 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
In honor of World Mental Health Day on October 10, the U.S. Embassy-supported American Corner in Radom hosted the online conference Capture and Focus that addressed staying optimistic and confident in difficult times. Conceived of by Julia Mazurek, a Polish high school student and alumna of the U.S. Department of State’s Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program, the conference …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 13 October, 2020 | Topics: American Spaces, Culture, Events, News
In recognition of its evocative, artistic, and powerful message, the pioneering Letter from Warsaw musical on the Holocaust and Polish-Jewish relations was nominated for Poland’s prestigious Koryfeusz Muzyki Polskiej 2020 award for “Event of the Year.” Since 2011, the leaders of Poland’s music community have annually conferred Koryfeusz Muzyki Polskiej honors on the most outstanding …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 13 October, 2020 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 5 October, 2020 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 25 September, 2020 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
On September 23, Cultural Affairs Officer Dan Hastings attended a plaque-unveiling ceremony organized by the City of Warsaw to honor the Jewish-Polish poet, essayist, and novelist Józef Wittlin. Wittlin, who left Poland with his family right before the outbreak of World War II, and then fled France for the United States, was nominated for the 1939 Nobel Prize …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 25 September, 2020 | Topics: Culture, News
On January 28, Public Affairs Counselor Frank Finver and Cultural Affairs Officer Dan Hastings attended the opening of the sculpture exhibit “The Image of Treblinka in The Eyes of Samuel Willenberg” organized by the Institute of National Memory (IPN) to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The sculptures were the work of Samuel Willenberg, an inmate …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 31 January, 2020 | Topics: Culture, Events, Human Rights, News
The Embassy of the United States in Poland is pleased to announce the opening of a competition for past participants (“alumni”) of U.S. government-funded and U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs to submit applications for the U.S. Department of State’s 2020 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2020). Alumni can submit proposals requesting funding from $5,000 up to …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 28 January, 2020 | Topics: Alumni, Culture, Events, News
Tampa-based REVolutions Dance Company brought its artistry to four cities in Poland this week, performing and teaching classes in Krakow, Bytom, Warsaw and Radom. Founded in 2005, REVolutions is an integrated company that brings together dancers with and without disabilities to raise awareness of the artistic contributions of people with disabilities through performance and education. …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 13 December, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 25 November, 2019 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
On November 18 at Warsaw’s historic Bristol Hotel, Cultural Attaché Dan Hastings spoke at the opening of a three day international celebration devoted to the life and achievements of the Polish patriot, superstar pianist, and international statesman Jan Ignacy Paderewski. The touching celebration, entitled “The King of Pianists in the World of Politics” – was …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 20 November, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
On November 14 at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Counselor for Public Affairs Frank Finver addressed 300 Polish teachers and educators at the opening of the international conference “Polish-Jewish Heritage of the Republic of Poland: Challenges of Memory and Education” organized by the POLIN Museum and co-sponsored by the …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 20 November, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Education, Events, News
On October 19th, the U.S. Consulate General in Krakow in cooperation with the American Corner at Silesian University organized “City Game” in Katowice, a scavenger hunt style event. The competitive event highlighted the strength of U.S.-Polish relations. Over 70 participants turned out on Saturday for a team building activity where players had to find hidden …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 25 October, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Education, Events, Krakow, News | Tags: 100 Years Together, American Corner Katowice, US Consulate General Krakow
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 18 October, 2019 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
With support from a U.S. Embassy grant, the Israeli embassy organized a 48-hour hackathon aimed at developing apps to counter anti-Semitism and other kinds of hate speech. Digital University and the Tikkunology Foundation implemented the project at the Polin Museum where 30 entrepreneurs, programmers and designers from Israel, Germany and Poland worked together in multi-national …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 9 October, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Education, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 1 October, 2019 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
On September 28, the Public Affairs Section took part in the Language Love Festival, an event organized by the Mindset Foundation. The event brought together peoples of various nationalities and cultures and offered a wide variety of workshops on everything from flamenco to learning foreign languages. The festival promoted multilingualism and cross-cultural communication. Esther Bell, …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 30 September, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Education, Events, News
Get ready, Superheroes fans in Poland! This year, on the occasion of the 80th birthday of Batman, the Embassy’s wonderful partner EC1 Łódź – City of Culture is bringing to Poland the iconic Dawn of the Superheroes exhibition. This unique and rare exhibition – shown to date only in France, the United Kingdom, and the …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 18 September, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
On September 11 at the Polish Parliament in the heart of Warsaw, Embassy representatives attended the opening of the exhibition “Poland – Homeland of Tolerance” designed by the Global Shapers Warsaw Hub and partially sponsored by the Embassy. The exhibition addresses the diversity of Polish society, past and present, how changes in Polish society have …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 13 September, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
Come and meet NASA Associate Administrator Steve Jurczyk and hear about humankind’s return to the Moon! Do you want to learn about how we will return to the Moon in 2024? How will astronauts land on the Moon’s South Pole, what spacecraft is NASA building to take them to deep space, how will a permanent …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 5 September, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
On August 25 at the stunning Nożyk Synagogue in the heart of Warsaw, Cultural Affairs Officer Dan Hastings spoke at the official opening of Warsaw’s Jewish Culture Festival named after the Nobel-prize winning writer Isaac Bashevis Singer. Singer was born near, and then grew up in Warsaw before he immigrated to the United States in …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 30 August, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
On July 13th, Embassy Counselor for Public Affairs Frank Finver took part in the closing gala of the 12th edition of Kamerlane Lato Film Festival in Radom. Frank Finver presented an award to one of the winners of the festival. Kameralne Lato Film Festival is organized jointly by Radom Town Hall, local cultural centers, the …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 18 July, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 17 July, 2019 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, “Reaching the Moon”, an exhibition curated by the History Meeting House, will take you on a visual journey from Earth to the Moon. The photographs from NASA archives show the entire process that concluded in the landing and the exploration of the Moon. Apollo …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 17 July, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Education, Events, News
Ambassador Mosbacher opened the pre-premiere screening of the amazing CNN documentary film, Apollo 11, at Kino Kultura on Wednesday, July 10 before 150 guests and members of the Embassy community. Featuring incredible never-before-seen, enhanced footage of the Apollo 11 mission, it highlighted the moon landing as both a technological achievement and a symbol of what …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 12 July, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News
The Freedom Festival, celebrating 30 years of renewed democracy in Poland, 100 years of U.S.-Polish diplomatic relations and the 243rd American Independence Day, overcame clouds and rain and drew more than 8,000 visitors on Saturday, July 6 in downtown Warsaw. Those who stopped by the picnic enjoyed live music, interacted with U.S. military, played baseball …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 10 July, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 9 July, 2019 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Education, English Language Learning, Events, Krakow, News | Tags: contest, My America SWT photo contest, photography, Summer Work Travel, U.s. Consulate General Krakow, U.S. Embassy Warsaw
Representatives from the U.S. Embassy, the military and the NFL were on hand to watch the championship game for the 2019 League of American Football season in Poland between the Wroclaw Panthers and the Bialystok Lowlanders with the Panthers edging the Lowlanders in a competitive and exciting match in Wroclaw’s Olympic Stadium. The NFL representatives …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 3 July, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 28 June, 2019 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
On June 20, Chargé d’Affaires Aliu hosted Anthony Drexel Biddle III, son of former U.S. Ambassador to Poland Anthony Drexel Biddle Jr., for a meeting at the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw. Ambassador Biddle served as U.S. Ambassador to Poland from 1937-1943, fleeing Poland after the invasion of Nazi Germany in 1940 to continue representing the …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 21 June, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 19 June, 2019 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, History, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 18 June, 2019 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 18 June, 2019 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
Cybersecurity is recognized as one of the most serious challenges of the modern world. In order to deepen knowledge of existing risks and possible solutions, on June 12 in Warsaw the U.S. Embassy, Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) and American Center Warsaw organized the panel discussion Cybersecurity in the Midst of Global Challenges. The …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 14 June, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
On May 25-28 four hundred Polish scouts from all around Poland met in Małecz for a scouting camp. During the event the scouts had an opportunity to learn more about American scouting culture in the United States before their departure to West Virginia for 24th World Scout Jamboree. One of Embassy diplomats Geoffrey Petersen and …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 5 June, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
On May 25 at the OKO Auditorium in Ochota, Warsaw, Ambassador Georgette Mosbacher and the Embassy’s Cultural Affairs Officer Dan Hastings were guests of honor at the 19th edition of Dyliżanse (“Stagecoach”), Poland’s Country & Western Music Awards sponsored by the Country & Folk Foundation. This was the first time that a U.S. Ambassador participated …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 29 May, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News
Following the season opener of the American Football League ( www.ligafa.pl ) in Wroclaw earlier this month, employees from the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw turned out to a game this past Sunday to watch the Warsaw Mets take on the Lodz Wolves as part of the Embassy’s ongoing support of the league on the occasion of …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 11 April, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 9 April, 2019 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
Ambassador Mosbacher gave opening remarks at the launch of our expert speaker series, In Focus, which brings together key Polish and U.S. influencers, alumni, contacts and young leaders at our American Center Warsaw to discuss topics of importance to our bilateral relationship. Marking Women’s History Month, the topic of our kickoff event was Women’s Empowerment, …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 29 March, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News
As part of the U.S. Mission to Poland’s Sports UP initiative, Josh Crabtree from the U.S. Consulate in Krakow and a group of American soldiers from Bravo Company of the 407th Civil Affairs Battalion of the U.S. Army participated in the grand opening of the American football season organized by the League of American Football in Poland. …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 27 March, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
On March 21 in Warsaw, Cultural Attaché Dan Hastings attended the exhibit “It Is Deeds That Make The Man – Poles Who Helped Jews during The Holocaust in The Eastern Borderlands of The Second Polish Republic” opened by the Institute of National Memory (IPN). IPN President Jarosław Szarek officially launched the exhibit that features photos …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 22 March, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 13 March, 2019 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events
Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC March 6, 2019 Today, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) launched the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE), a new initiative supporting women entrepreneurs around the world. The Academy, in support of the White House-led Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative, will equip women …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 7 March, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
On March 1, Deputy Chief of Mission Eric Green hosted 26 high school finalists of the “I Know America” competition at his residence in recognition of their hard work and dedication to learning more about American culture and history. He noted that this year the U.S. Embassy is celebrating the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 4 March, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Education, News
People, history, culture, sport, cuisine… or perhaps something totally different? Show us what best captures Polish-American relations to you and take part in our “100 Photos for 100 Years” contest on Twitter and Instagram for a chance to win prizes. The Embassy of the United States of America in Warsaw and the Embassy of the …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 30 January, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Education, News, U.S. & Poland
On December 18 at Warsaw’s renowned Muranów Cinema, Ambassador Georgette Mosbacher hosted a pre-screening of Green Book, an Oscar contending film starring Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen based on the courageous and adventurous tour of African-American concert pianist Dr. Donald Shirley and his Italian-American driver of Midwestern and southern America in the 1960’s. The pre-screening …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 21 December, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News
More than 80 students from Krakow and surrounding areas showed off their knowledge of the United States during two recent trivia contests held on different days at the Pedagogical University in Krakow. Consulate staff and Fulbright students comprised the jury and ran the 4th annual contest. Primary School No. 1 in Bochnia beat out a dozen other junior teams on November 28th, while Senior High School No. 2 …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 14 December, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Education, Events, Krakow, News | Tags: education, students, U.s. Consulate General Krakow, Zoom in on America
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 7 December, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Education, Events, Krakow, News, Travel & Tourism | Tags: My America SWT photo contest
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 4 December, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 4 December, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
As part of the U.S. Embassy’s yearlong celebrations of 100 Lat Razem (100 Years Together) honoring Poland’s rebirth and American support 100 years ago, the Embassy supported the International Dance Theaters Festival in Lublin which brought American ballet dancers and directors to Poland from November 16-25. Held at Lublin’s spectacular Cultural Meetings Center, the international …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 26 November, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Events, News, U.S. & Poland
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 16 November, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 9 November, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors
This year the 18th annual edition of International Education Week ( IEW ) takes place November 12-16. IEW is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Education that promotes the benefits of international education and exchange programs worldwide. Initially created so that America could inspire its students to study abroad, IEW now encourages …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 7 November, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Education, Events, News
On October 25, Ambassador Mosbacher addressed 200 Polish teachers at the opening of the international conference “How to talk about Righteous? Representations in Culture, Meaning in Education” organized by the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw and co-sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Poland. In her opening remarks, Ambassador Mosbacher saluted …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 30 October, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Education, Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 15 October, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News, U.S. & Poland
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 12 October, 2018 | Topics: American Spaces, Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 11 October, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 11 October, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 3 October, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 2 October, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
The U.S. Embassy to Poland is once again proud to support the American Film Festival (AFF) in Wroclaw whose 9th edition opens October 23 with the American hit film, A Star Is Born, the first directorial work by actor Bradley Cooper and starring Cooper – a three-time Oscar nominee – and the living music legend …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 2 October, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
On September 26 Ambassador Georgette Mosbacher visited the headquarters of the New York-based Kosciuszko Foundation, one of the oldest organizations of the Polish diaspora in the United States. Invited by the Kosciuszko Foundation’s leadership – President Marek Skulimowski, Chairman of the Board Alex Storozynski and Vice-Chairman of the Board Andrzej Rojek – Ambassador Mosbacher learned …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 27 September, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Education, Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News
Ambassador Mosbacher gave remarks on U.S.-Polish relations before 60 guests and media at residence on September 14 entitled “U.S. Ambassadors to Poland: From Hugh Gibson to Georgette Mosbacher – 100 Years and Beyond.” In her remarks, the Ambassador outlined her policy priorities, including greater economic cooperation and increased trade; energy diversification and security; and strengthening …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 18 September, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, History, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 17 September, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
On September 14 at the National Museum in Warsaw, the U.S. Embassy, the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, and Homeland Security Investigations celebrated the return to Poland of the 1628 painting “Portrait of a Lady.” The painting was stolen by the Nazis from the National Museum in Warsaw during World War II and ended …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 17 September, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News
On September 7, a day after Georgette Mosbacher was credentialed by Poland’s President Andrzej Duda, the United States’ new – and 28th – Ambassador to the Republic of Poland familiarized herself more with Poland’s history and culture during a visit to the Warsaw Rising Museum, Castle Square, and Dom Spotkań z Historią. In between these …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 10 September, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 5 September, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Education, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 28 August, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events
The U.S. Embassy invites teachers and educators to apply for participation in the Holocaust Teacher Training program which takes place annually in June and July. For more than a decade, the U.S. Department of State, in cooperation with the Association of Holocaust Organizations (AHO) in New York, has helped organize summer teacher-training programs in the …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 13 August, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Education, Events, Human Rights, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 27 July, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
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 …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 23 July, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
U.S. Embassy has launched the pilot edition of the FLEX Mentoring Program. It is a year-long mentoring program aimed at connecting FLEX program alumni with senior alumni of other U.S. Government sponsored exchange programs for a unique professional development opportunity. It is funded by U.S. Embassy Warsaw and carried out with a partnering organization – …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 23 July, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Education, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 17 July, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Education, Events, News | Tags: photo contest, photography, Summer Work Travel
Scott Whitmore, deputy cultural attache, met with young leaders of social projects who took part in the Equal Opportunities Program of the Polish-American Freedom Foundation. Scott Whitmore talked to them, among others, about the US educational system and learning opportunities in the United States. The program in which young people participated was a week-long training …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 17 July, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
Marta Berecka, curator, completed her post-graduate studies Totalitarianism – Nazism – Holocaust and Culture Management in the Institute of Culture at the Jagiellonian University. She is a certified teacher, and since 2007 employee of Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. Initially, she was in the Program Section team. From 2013-2017 she was the head of Educational Projects of …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 15 July, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Education
Dawid Baluch was born in Silesia, close to coal mines and to mountains. His mother is a teacher and his father is a coal miner. Dawid enjoys doing a lot of sports such as running, cycling, cross fit, and volleyball which he achieved 3rd place in a Volleyball Championship. He is willing to take part …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 15 July, 2018 | Topics: Alumni, Culture, Education
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 12 July, 2018 | Topics: American Spaces, Art & Culture, Culture, Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 22 June, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 14 June, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 23 May, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
On May 15, Cultural Attaché Dan Hastings visited Łazarski University in Warsaw where he met with second and third year international relations and law students as part of the U.S. Embassy’s ongoing “100 Years Together: People, History, Future” initiative. Highlighting that the connections between America and Poland date back to America’s founding and the contributions …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 23 May, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
On May 11 at 8:30 pm at the internationally-acclaimed Copernicus Science Center in Warsaw, award-winning American artist Amy Karle and 20 prominent Polish artists will open their long-awaited exhibit Layers of Life. The project hosted by the Copernicus Science Center and directed by Karle, will present a collection of Bioart and STEM projects created with new …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 11 May, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 11 May, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
On May 5, 2018 U.S. Marines took part in the American Sports Picnic in Lublin. The event was organized by the Titans of Lublin – an American football team and the Ravens Lublin Baseball club. Marines demonstrated a military fitness test and invited spectators to see if they could pass the test too. Two sports …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 7 May, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 2 May, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News, Science & Tech
On April 26 the U.S. Air Force Europe Band The Jazz Ambassadors completed their nine day tour of Poland with a grand finale concert at the spectacular Szczecin Philharmonic Hall . The Jazz Ambassadors performed yet another fantastic mix of Glen Miller hits and contemporary jazz compositions to the enthusiastic reception of nearly a full house of 1,000 people! The highlight …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 2 May, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
U.S. Marines at the Opening of “Kameralne Lato” Festival in Radom (July 2018) U.S. Marines at the American Sports Picnic in Lublin (May 2018) New Baseball Sports Complex Opened in Wroclaw (April 2018) Baseball in December!- PAS Warsaw Supports Baseball in Schools Program (December 2017) Grand Opening of the First American Football Stadium in Poland, in Zielona Góra (October 2017) American Sports Weekend in Warsaw #USsportsWarsaw (August 2017) U.S. Marines at the American Sports Picnic in Lublin – a way of celebrating 100 Years Together (May, 2018) New Baseball Sports Complex Opened in Wroclaw (April, 2018) Baseball in December!- PAS Warsaw Supports Baseball in Schools Program (December, 2017) Grand Opening of the First American Football Stadium in Poland, in Zielona Góra (October, 2017) American Sports Weekend in Warsaw #USsportsWarsaw (August, 2017) U.S. Embassy Supports Marcin Gortat Camps (July, 2017) American Soldiers Played an American Flag Football Game with the PLAF Dragons Zielona Góra (November 2016) U.S. Embassy Promotes Baseball in Miejska Gorka (July, 2016) Ambassador Jones Gives Shout-out to U.S. Embassy Support for Marcin Gortat Camps (June, 2016)
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 1 May, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 27 April, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 23 April, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
On Saturday, April 21, Wroclaw opened their new baseball/softball sports complex which is the home of the local Polish Baseball and Softball League team, the Wroclaw Barons. The opening ceremony took place at the Wrocławska Arena Sportu on ul. Niepodległości 6. During the event the visitors were able to play baseball and softball and watch …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 23 April, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
On April 16, Ambassador Jones met with 20 students from Action Diplomacy, a university student club organized by the Foreign Affairs Club at the Warsaw School of Economics, to discuss the role of the Embassy, the U.S. and Polish bilateral relationship and to answer questions from the students on a variety of topics including current …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 17 April, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News
From April 17-26, a jazz ensemble from the United States Air Force Europe Band will tour Poland in support of the U.S. Mission to Poland’s 100 Years Together campaign that celebrates the people-to-people ties that have united Poland and the United States over the last century. In cooperation with the U.S. Consulate General in Kraków, …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 11 April, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
Press Statement John J. Sullivan Acting Secretary of State Washington, DC April 6, 2018 On behalf of the United States, I wish all Roma everywhere a happy International Roma Day. On April 8, we celebrate the Romani people, their rich cultural heritage, and worldwide societal contributions. We are proud to recognize the over one million Americans …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 9 April, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Events, Human Rights, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 29 March, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 23 March, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
Prawie Kino, a project by the Independent Students’ Association, is coming back this year to the University of Warsaw Old Library (ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 24). To celebrate Women’s History Month the opening event will be Embassy – sponsored screening of the iconic Color Purple by Steven Spielberg with an introduction by a famous Polish critic, …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 23 March, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 13 March, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
You don’t want to miss this! As part of its ongoing Sto Lat Razem campaign to commemorate Poland’s rebirth and U.S. support a century ago, the U.S. Embassy and the American Center Warsaw, in cooperation with the National Museum, invite you to a special event featuring works of Ignacy Jan Paderewski in jazz arrangements. …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 6 March, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
On March 2, Deputy Chief of Mission John Law hosted 28 high school finalists of the “I Know America” competition at his residence in recognition of their hard work and dedication to learning more about American culture and history. He noted that this year the U.S. Embassy is celebrating the U.S. role in Poland regaining …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 5 March, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, News
The U.S. Embassy proudly joined the Embassies of Israel, Belgium and Argentina in sponsoring the inaugural music festival held by the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. Held at the POLIN Museum in Warsaw from February 16-18, 2018, the “Roots’n’Fruits” music festival explored the roots of contemporary Jewish, Israeli and Polish music and …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 21 February, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
Next July, 500 Polish scouts from the Zwiazek Harcerstwa Polskiego (Polish Scouting Association) will travel to participate in the International Scouting Jamboree in West Virginia. The U.S. Embassy is partnering with the association by providing information sessions to the group ahead of their trip. Alison Behling, a West Virginia native and scout, led a discussion …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 6 February, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Events, News, U.S. & Poland
In late December the Embassy supported the deepening relationship between Warsaw’s well known Bednarska Jazz College and the Berklee School of Music in Boston. In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the founding of one of Poland’s leading jazz education institution — the Bednarska Jazz Study Center — the Embassy provided support of a jazz exchange …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 8 January, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Events, News | Tags: jazz
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 29 November, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 21 November, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 17 November, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 15 November, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
The September-October 2017 issue of Zoom in on America is about the famous expedition of Lewis and Clark at the beginning of the 19th century. If traveling West in today’s America – where every hill, mountain, creek and valley has been measured, photographed and inspected by scientists – can arouse admiration, let us imagine what it …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 2 November, 2017 | Topics: American Spaces, Culture, Education, English Language Learning, Events, Krakow, News | Tags: history, Lewis and Clark
The 8th of the American Film Festival (AFF) officially opened on October 24 in Wroclaw and will last until October 29. The Festival is known for a rich variety of American films that otherwise would not be shown in Polish cinemas. Of the 93 feature films being shown, 56 are making their premieres in Poland. …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 26 October, 2017 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 24 October, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
As part of our sports diplomacy efforts, the U.S. Embassy’s Public Affairs Section participated in the opening of the first football field in Poland in Zielona Gora on October 21. Also participating in the opening day events were 50 soldiers from the 497th Combat Service Support Battalion located in Powidz. The U.S. army soldiers first …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 23 October, 2017 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
On the evening of September 18 in the heart of Warsaw Ambassador Jones helped officially open the innovative outdoor exhibition Tadeusz Kosciuszko – A Man of Vision. Designed by the Museum of Polish History and proudly supported by the US Embassy, the exhibition will be open to the public 24 hours through the end of September at the Krakowskie …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 19 September, 2017 | Topics: Culture, Education, Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, U.S. & Poland
The U.S. Embassy to Poland is pleased to announce the imminent opening of the exciting outdoor exhibition Tadeusz Kosciuszko – A Man of Vision. Designed by the Museum of Polish History and proudly supported by the US Embassy, the exhibition runs September 10 – 30, 2017 and will be held at the Krakowskie Przedmiescie near the Plac Zamkowy in …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 7 September, 2017 | Topics: Culture, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 21 August, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 26 July, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Education, English Language Learning, Events, Krakow, News | Tags: art, photography
The U.S. Mission to Poland is excited to announce the 2017 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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 24 July, 2017 | Topics: Culture, Education, Events, News | Tags: Photograpphy, students
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 28 June, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 14 June, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Education, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 14 June, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 5 June, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 31 May, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 25 May, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
U.S. Embassy Warsaw’s American Center in Warsaw invites you to experience the United States in the 1950s and 1960s during their “American Night” on Saturday, May 20, from 19:00 – 24:00 at Dom Spotkań z Historią. The event will include film screenings, workshops, lectures, and discussions focused on various U.S. icons, as well as important …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 19 May, 2017 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 18 May, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
In cooperation with the U.S. Embassy Warsaw and U.S. Consulate General Kraków, the United States Air Force Europe band group will appear in Zakopane at a National Parks Conference, at American Day in Przemyśl, and will make a media appearance for TVP Rzeszów. The USAFE band will also perform at the Oskar Kolberg Music School …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 18 April, 2017 | Topics: Culture, Events, News | Tags: U.s. Consulate General Krakow, U.S. Embassy Warsaw
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 4 April, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events
From March 9-12, eighteen teams from six countries came to Dzialdowo, Poland for the three day Dzialdowo Cup baseball tournament, now in its 18th year. With teams from Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, Moldova, and Russia and more than 250 girls and boys up to 14 years old, the baseball tournament is a testament to the …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 27 March, 2017 | Topics: Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 24 March, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
In cooperation with the American Corner in Gdansk, the U.S. Embassy Warsaw’s Public Affairs Section donated hundreds of English language books to the middle school in the town of Trabki Wielkie in Pomorskie Voivodship south of Gdansk. The U.S. Department of Defense provided the books which were mostly young adult literature in order to help …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 8 March, 2017 | Topics: American Spaces, Culture, Events, News
The U.S. Embassy and Consulate Krakow Small Grants Program Competition Warsaw, Poland – The U.S. Embassy and U.S. Consulate Krakow Small Grants competition is a two-step process with applications submitted and reviewed on a continuous, year-round basis. The first step in applying for funding – up to $25,000 per project – is to complete this …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 7 December, 2016 | Topics: Culture
Please send to: GrantsPoland@state.gov Application date: Grant Applicant: Name of the organization in English and in Polish. Address, phone number, e-mail address, Internet website address. Names and titles of the project author, coordinator(s), the organization’s director/president, and other people who will be engaged in the project. Please attach resumes of the director and project coordinator …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 6 December, 2016 | Topics: Culture
Ambassador Jones and Mrs. Catherine Jones were featured on TVN’s lifestyle show Dzien Dobry TVN on Thursday, November 24 to speak about Thanksgiving, a family-centered U.S. holiday. The broadcast featured Mrs. Jones demonstrating how to prepare traditional dishes including turkey, stuffing, and pecan pie.
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 29 November, 2016 | Topics: Culture, Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News
U.S. Embassy opened its American Center Warsaw in the Warsaw Public Library on Ulica Koszykowa 26/28. The Center is the 23rd distinct American Space in Poland. The U.S. Department of State has designated the American Center Warsaw as one of 12 priority American Spaces in Europe. The American Center Warsaw epitomizes the importance the United …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 20 October, 2016 | Topics: Culture, Education, Events, News, Press Releases
National Museum of African American History and Culture opened in Washington D.C. on September 24. The newest addition to the Smithsonian Institution has more than 34,000 objects and 12 exhibitions, along with 183 videos, to tell the story of America through the African-American lens. The museum is nearly 37,000 square meters in size and occupies …
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By U.S. Mission Poland | 27 September, 2016 | Topics: Culture, Events, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News | Tags: Barack Obama
The XI Super Final of the Polish League of American Football (PLFA) took place in Bialystok on Saturday July 16, 2016 and the Wroclaw Panthers defeated last year’s champions the Gdynia Seahawks. Embassy representatives took part in the American style picnic before the game where American football fans had an opportunity to visit the …
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By | 20 July, 2016 | Topics: American Spaces, Culture
On July 12, Ambassador Jones will host 30 participants of the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program. The event recognizes participants of the first Polish edition of the program, who will travel to various U.S. states this summer to begin their year-long educational and cultural experience. At the event, FLEX exchange students will interact with U.S. …
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By U.S. Embassy Warsaw PAS | 11 July, 2016 | Topics: Culture, Education, Events, News
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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By U.S. Embassy Warsaw PAS | 28 June, 2016 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Embassy Warsaw PAS | 15 June, 2016 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Embassy Warsaw PAS | 7 June, 2016 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 6 June, 2016 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Education, English Language Learning, Events, News, Travel & Tourism | Tags: photo contest, Summer Work Travel
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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By U.S. Embassy Warsaw PAS | 20 April, 2016 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News
How are American cities strategically planning environmentally friendly development? How do citizens’ initiatives influence urban planning? How do green cities fight pollution? These and many other topics will be discussed by Warsaw NGO activists and academics: Krzyszytof Herman, PhD – architect, academic teacher at the Agriculture University , Warsaw; 2008/2009 alumnus of Fulbright Scholorship at …
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By U.S. Embassy Warsaw PAS | 14 April, 2016 | Topics: Culture, Environment, Events, News
American Education Fair Returns to Warsaw! The U.S. embassy cordially invites students, teachers and parents to the American Education Fair on April 20 at the University of Warsaw Library. Representatives of 15 American colleges and universities will present their educational offers for gymnasium, high-school and university students. The fair is open to anyone interested in …
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By U.S. Embassy Warsaw PAS | 12 April, 2016 | Topics: Culture, Education, Events, News, Study in the U.S., U.S. & Poland | Tags: Education Fair
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 11 April, 2016 | Topics: American Spaces, Art & Culture, Culture, Education, English Language Learning, Events, Krakow, News | Tags: contest, English, U.s. Consulate General Krakow, Zoom in on America
„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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By U.S. Embassy Warsaw PAS | 22 March, 2016 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News | Tags: Queen Mimi
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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By U.S. Mission Poland | 7 March, 2016 | Topics: American Spaces, Art & Culture, Consul General, Culture, Education, English Language Learning, Events, Krakow, News | Tags: Consul General Walter Braunohler, contest, exchange program, exhibit, Krakow, Pedagogical University, Summer Work Travel, US Consulate General Krakow
U.S. Embassy Warsaw’s Deputy Press Attaché Stephen Dreikorn travelled to Lodz, Gorzow Wielkpolski, and Bydgoszcz this month where he gave presentations to high school students about how the United States elects its President. The American Corner in Lodz, and two america@your library host institutions, the Wojewodzka i Miejska Biblioteka Publiczna in Bydgoszcz and the Wojewodzka …
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By | 19 February, 2016 | Topics: American Spaces, Culture, Education, Events
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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By U.S. Embassy Warsaw PAS | 28 January, 2016 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News