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…
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…
Language Diversity in Education OBA Oosterdok Amsterdam
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…
Every tangle counts!
Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930-2017) is considered one of the most outstanding artists of the 20th century and is often titled an ambassador of Polish contemporary art. After graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, her first solo exhibitions went…
High Water a Polish hit series on Netflix
10 million views in just a dozen days after its premiere! HIGH WATER, the latest series directed by Jan Holoubek and Bartłomiej Ignaciuk, which can be watched on Netflix since October 5th, is a real hit for the network and…
Amsterdam Polish composers Film Festival
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…
Sunday, September 4, 2022: Włodek Pawlik Trio in Amsterdam
It gives us great pleasure to announce that on Sunday 4 September 2022 the Włodek Pawlik Trio will be performing at the Bimhuis. The Włodek Pawlik Trio, one of Poland’s most celebrated jazz bands, is led by Włodek Pawlik a…
Olga Tokarczuk’s eagerly awaited first novel after winning the Nobel Prize!
On the first of June, Olga Tokarczuk’s latest novel Empuzjon appeared in Polish bookstores. This is her first book after receiving the Nobel Prize in 2019 and expectations and emotions were high. From the first reviews, it is clear that…
Opening book collection Polish Culture NL in OBA
At the end of May 2022, a collection of several hundred Polish books was opened in the Public Library in Amsterdam. Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland, Igno van Waesberghe, traditionally cut the ribbon. It was also the official…