#Poland

Interview

My Great-Grandmother Tamara de Lempicka: An Interview with Marisa de Lempicka

You may not know her name but you surely know her works. Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980) is the icon of a modern woman, the epitome of Art Deco. She...

Lauren Kraut 12 January 2026

Surrealism

Zdzisław Beksiński in 10 Paintings

Zdzisław Beksiński, a visionary Polish artist, blazed an unconventional path in the world of art, leaving an indelible mark through his distinctive...

Lisa Scalone 29 December 2025

Painting

Olga Boznańska in 10 Paintings: Painter of Emotions

Olga Boznańska was one of the greatest Polish painters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known mostly for portraits with muted, elegant...

Kinga Dobosz 25 December 2025

Museum Stories

8 Must-See Artworks in Wrocław According to the City’s Museums

Wrocław, a city in Poland known as the Meeting Place, is where art takes many forms—paintings, sculptures, historical artifacts, and bold...

Guest Author 25 December 2025

Theater & Cinema

The Art of Polish Film Posters

The emergence of the poster as a fresh, creative medium was a timely episode in an unfolding age of consumer expendability. In an era of conveyor...

Jon Kelly 23 December 2025

Sponsored Article

Beyond Masterpieces: How Kandinsky and Strzemiński Shaped Two Revolutionary Museums

In a moment when museums around the world are rethinking their histories, collections, and social responsibilities, a dialogue held in Łódź,...

Guest Author 22 December 2025

Artist Stories

Polish Art Nouveau Genius—Stanisław Wyspiański

Likened by his 19th century Polish compatriots to a modern Leonardo da Vinci, Stanisław Wyspiański’s talents encompassed more than just the...

Pola Otterstein, Szymon Jocek 19 December 2025

Contemporary Art

5 Unconventional Materials in Contemporary Art

Contemporary sculpture long ago broke free from classical forms and traditional aesthetics. More and more often, artists choose nondurable,...

Zacheta 18 December 2025

Women Artists

Art in the Mail: Wisława Szymborska’s Cut-and-Paste Postcards

Wisława Szymborska (1923-2012) was a Nobel Prize-winning Polish poet, but she was also an occasional artist. Her main medium was quirky...

Alexandra Kiely 17 December 2025

Surrealism

Erna Rosenstein – Surrealist in the Country Where the Movement Didn’t Exist

Erna Rosenstein was born Jewish. This fact weighed on her whole life because Rosenstein’s family lived in Lviv, Ukraine, and to complicate things...

Magda Michalska 15 December 2025

Medieval Art

Celebrity Sculptors, Medieval Fraud and Nazi Looting—An Outrageous Story of the Golden Veit Stoss Altarpiece

This is the largest Gothic altarpiece in the world and a national treasure of Poland. Carved over a period of 12 years, the 15th century Veit Stoss...

Candy Bedworth 5 December 2025

Museum Stories

Treasures of European Art: 10 Artworks You Can’t Miss at the National Museum in Kraków

The new European Art Gallery at the National Museum in Kraków invites visitors to embark on a captivating journey through eight centuries of...

Gabriela Boryszewska 4 December 2025