The main goal of the Foundation is the promotion of Polish Art and Culture in the Netherlands.
Migration: Alienation, benefits, struggles
Migrations have very long history and have always strongly affected societies. In considering this phenomenon, the perspective of the migrant himself is often overlooked. However, one Monday evening, April 24, 2023, the focus was precisely on this experience, through the presentation of a theatrical performance, a lecture, and a panel discussion. The event was a collaboration between the John Adams Institute, OBA, NIAS and the Polish Culture NL Foundation. Ambassador’s personal motivations After a brief introduction by the moderator, Fadoua Alaoui, the first to speak was the US Ambassador to the Netherlands, Shefali Razdan Duggal. She stressed the importance...
Immigration, Transformation, and Society
What is the immigrant experience, what does it include and what are its challenges and realities? What gets lost, altered or rewritten as a result of the leaving one’s birth country and arriving in a new one? In cooperation with Polish Culture NL, the John Adams Institute is thrilled to present an evening uniting arts and academics, crossing oceans and frontiers. The evening is organized in partnership with Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies , Embassy of the Republic of Poland, Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam, Buda Staging Performance. The event is arranged in two parts and includes a performance of the...
What’s on donkey’s mind?
EO, Jerzy Skolimowski’s latest film, nominated for this year’s Oscars in the international film category, had its premiere in the Netherlands on 2nd March. The onomatopoeic title rightly suggests that the protagonist of the film is a donkey. Giving the leading part to an animal is not a new idea and fits perfectly into the literature tradition. Such solution can be found in writings by Aesop, Apuleius and La Fontaine, who were particularly keen to endow donkeys with human qualities. Similarly, in Skolimowski’s oeuvre, the story of the donkey EO is a metaphor of human fate, with its tragedy and...
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Polish culture is extremely diverse and an integral part of European civilization. Unfortunately, it is little known in the Netherlands. The aim of the Foundation is to build cultural bridges between our countries. The Foundation operates on a voluntary basis and does not receive any structural subsidies for our activities. Please make a donation to the account of the Foundation:
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