Pianist Aleksandra Świgut, who won the second prize of the first edition of the Chopin Competition on Period Instruments (Warsaw, September 2018), invites us to rediscover Frédéric Chopin's masterpieces on a Pleyel piano from the 1840s. As part of the summer festivals, Zomer van Sint-Pieter and Midis-Minimes, this musical proposal from the Polish Institute offers us a great opportunity to appreciate the singular touch of a young and talented Polish

The Polish Institute in Brussels invites you to discover another side of Poland, its playful side, through a selection of Polish games (PL, EN or FR version) during the 7th edition of the Brussels Games Festival. We will present you board games never seen before in Belgium, coming directly from Poland, as well as Polish games already known by the Belgian public. Among the games offered you will find Kolejka, Reglamentacja, Miś Wojtek, 303, 111, 7 Obrona Lwowa... Come with your family or

The Minister of Foreign Affairs announces a contest for the best foreign language publication promoting the history of Poland and the best Polish language publication on the history of Polish diplomacy. The competition welcomes works which were published in 2018. Historians can submit their work until 30 June 2019. Submissions should be in book form only (academic monographs, popular science publications, or source editions) – and have no more than three authors. The winner of the

In connection with the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Flanders by the Polish army troops of general Stanislaw Maczek, there are several commemorating bike rides (with Tielt as start and finish point) planned on September 14th 2019.   Historical background The liberation of Flanders by the First Polish Armored Division under the command of General Stanisław Maczek in 1944 meant the end of World War II in these areas. “The aim of the Liberation Ride is double”,