Mission
Poland has had its place on the map of Europe, with a short interval, for over 1000 years. From the very beginning its ties with other European countries were very strong. One of the links between Polish state and Western Europe was Hanseatic League a very powerful organization in Middle Ages. The League provided ground to develop close commercial and cultural exchange between Poland and The Netherlands.
Organization
The Polish Culture Foundation consists of a Board and a Supervisory Board. The members are all, in their own way, involved in both the cultural sector and Poland.
The Foundation has no employees and is run by volunteers.
Managment Board
- Bożena Kopczyńska – Voorzitter
- Hans Kardol
- Ewa Kedzierska – Penningmeester
- Jan Lepeltak
- Monika Gimblett
Supervisory Board
- Miriam Bestebreurtje – Voorzitter
- Krzysztof Apt
- Robert van Rijn
Support
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland
Project financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland in the contest ‘Polish Diaspora 2024 – Regranting’ Project – Support of the Foundation’s Activities.
City Of Amsterdam
City of Amsterdam
Support for the ‘Language Diversity’ project in 2022.
Foundation Amsterdam 750
Support for the exhibition and walk ‘Polish Traces in Amsterdam’ in 2025.
Embassy of the Republic of Poland
Support of the following projects: ‘Language Diversity’ 2022 and 2023, ‘Amsterdam Polish Film Festival’ 2022 and ‘Immigration, Transformation, and Society’ 2023.
Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst
Support of Amsterdam Polish Film Festival 2023 and 2024.
Partners
Central Library in Amsterdam (Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam – OBA Oosterdok.
The main project carried out by OBA is the ‘House of all Languages’ and cultures – a centre for sharing knowledge and working together.
De Balie
Partner in the projects Amsterdam Polish Film Festival 2023 and 2024 .
Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK – Polish State Development Bank)
As a result of our partnership with Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego we were able to enhance our presence on social media and create an audio-visual representation.
Acknowledgements
In addition to the mentioned partners, we are grateful to various individuals and organizations who support us in word and deed. We acknowledge:
- Polish Tourism Organisation
- Niedziela.nl
- Stichting Nederland Polen SNP
- Bimhuis – the leading jazz venue in the Netherlands
- Stichting John Adams Institute
- Graphic designer Basia Knobloch has been collaborating with us since the Foundation’s inception.
Support us
Make a donation to Polish Culture NL.
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: NL 03 INGB 0007 8031 31.
