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...
Majority of primary school teachers have to deal with students who have a foreign language background. In Amsterdam, 63% of children under 15 have a multilingual background. But you don’t have to be a second language expert to deal with multilingualism in a sensible way in your classroom. Together with the OBA Oosterdok (Public Library...
When: Saturday, 5th November, 2022 Where: Theater Zaal, OBA Oosterdok, Oosterdokskade 143, 1011 DL Polish films have made an important contribution to the world cinematography. Particularly film scores, written by Polish composers and highly acclaimed musicians, have made a significant role in both Polish and international film productions. Bronisław Kaper, Krzysztof Komeda, Zbigniew Preisner, Wojciech Kilar, Jan...
On 19 May 16.00 we will be launching a new collection of Polish books at the OBA Oosterdok – Amsterdam Public Library Culture Creates Connections The main goal of the Polish Culture NL Foundation is to increase the awareness about Polish culture in the Netherlands and to build cultural bridges between Poland and The Netherlands....
Amsterdam and Poland have more in common than meets the eye. Did you know that many buildings in Amsterdam are built on wooden trunks that came from Poland? Amsterdam and Poland share a long history that started with trade relations some 700 years ago. Watch the movie “Polish Traces in Amsterdam” to discover more.
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...