News Archive

The Warsaw Ghetto in flames with the name of Around Us a Sea of Fire exhibition.

Meeting

21.05.2023 - online

POLIN Reading Room: "Around Us a Sea of Fire. The Fate of Jewish Civilians During the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising"

Join a discussion of the publication accompanying POLIN Museum’s temporary exhibition, "Around Us a Sea of Fire."

Rozmyte, fragmentaryczne, ułożone w rzędzie twarze wszystkich członków Hashtag Ensemble.

Concert

6.05.2023

"Phantom of Peace" – Hashtag Ensemble concert

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Museum

29.04-3.05.2023

Museum during 29 April - 3 May

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Marian Turski wygłasza przemówienie podczas obchodów 80. rocznicy powstania w getcie warszawskim. Stoi przy pulpicie mównicy, na której naklejona jest tabliczka z napisem "80 rocznica powstania w getcie warszawskim""

Museum

19.04.2023

Marian Turski’s speech delivered at the state ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

It’s easy to gather support by means of hatred. And yet, will this hatred not spell doom—upon myself, upon you, upon your children and grandchildren?

Film

online

In search of living memory: film encounters with witnesses to the Warsaw Ghetto

Watch all six episodes this April, May and June 2023 that will reveal the stories and personal portraits of Warsaw Ghetto Survivors, and people who were influenced by the history of the Ghetto.

Fasada budynku od strony skwery Willy'ego Brandta - ściana z ogromnym oknem, którego kształt naśladuje zarys drzewa.

Museum

On 18-20 April POLIN Museum opening hours are changing

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Warszawska ulica. Żydzi prowadzeni przez Niemców na Umschlagplatz. / Warsaw Street - the Jews on their way to Umschlagplatz. Around them there are German soldiers.

Lecture

23.04.2023

A Different Kind of Courage: Jewish Civilians in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Prof. Barbara Engelking's keynote lecture will be devoted to people not usually mentioned in the history of the uprising – Jewish civilians.

Ralph Kaminski trzyma przed sobą papierowy żonkil.

Museum

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Campaign 2023 – press materials

Remembrances

31.03.2023

Prof. Paweł Śpiewak has passed away

A sociologist and historian of ideas, professor at the University of Warsaw, journalist and MP of the 5th term, he headed the Jewish Historical Institute in the years 2011-2020.

Hani Rani stoi na polnej drodze, ubrana w biały golf i czarny żakiet, spoglądając w obiektyw.

Concert

20.04.2023

Remebering Together in Warsaw

Special concert to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

Zuzanna Hertzberg wskazuje dłonią zdjęcie na planszy na wystawie "Bojowniczki. Archiwum afektywne".

POLIN Patronage

28.03-21.05.2023

Zuzanna Hertzberg – "Women Fighters. An Affective Archive"

Solo show by Zuzanna Hertzberg, an interdisciplinary artist, artivist and researcher.

Na różowym tle "Pochód na zagładę" - druga strona pomnika Bohaterów Getta. Pod spodem napis Heroizm samego życia. 80. rocznica powstania w getcie warszawskim.

Event

16.04.2023

Zuzanna Hertzberg’s artivistic performance: Heroism of life itself. The other side of the Monument

Kilka osób stoi przy zniszczonych zabudowaniach szpitala św. Ducha. W tle dym płonącego getta.

Collections

"At times wind from the burning would drift dark kites along"

Unique photographs showing witnesses to the tragedy of the Warsaw ghetto.

Polish and Israeli flags waving next to POLIN Museum building. In front of museum there is daffodil meadow.

Concert

18.04.2023

Remembering Together in Tel Aviv

POLIN Museum and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra have come together to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

Grupa pracowników Muzeum POLIN trzyma przed sobą szablony stworzone podczas warsztatów muralowych.

Anniversaries & holidays

21.03.2023

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

21 March was proclaimed the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in 1966 by the United Nations General Assembly.

Profesor Barbara Engelking stoi na tle ściany bunkru. Do płaszcza ma przypięty papierowy żonkil.

Film

19.04.2023 - online

Underground Life. Stories of the ‘rubblers’ from the Warsaw ghetto

Deeply moving stories of the four so-called ‘rubblers’ will be presented by Professor Barbara Engelking.

Cmentarz żydowski w Krakowie - kilka grobów, w tym pośrodku jeden dużo wyższy od innych, ofiar zbrodni Kurasie.

Announcement

17.03.2023

Open letter of scholars, institutions, Jewish communities and organisations in response to the National Bank of Poland issuing “They Did Right” coin

With an image of Józef Kuraś “Ogień”.

Mariusz Szczygieł i Hanna Krall siedzą obok siebie w mieszkaniu.

Meeting

19.04.2023

About "Shielding the Flame"

A meeting with Hanna Krall and Mariusz Szczygieł

Na wypolerowanej kamiennej, ciemnej płycie leży wiązanka żonkili. W tle widać zarys pomnika Bohaterów Getta w Warszawie i budynek Muzeum POLIN

Museum

16-20.04.2023

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Campaign 2023: program of commemorative events

This year we want to recall the memory of silent resistance of the civilians which was just as important as armed combat.

Wanda Traczyk-Stawska na tle ściany w Muzeum POLIN. Do garsonki ma przypięty papierowy żonkil, a na ramieniu biało-czerwoną opaskę powstańczą.

Museum

19.04.2023

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Campaign 2023

Join the 11th edition of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising social-educational campaign. Wanda Traczyk-Stawska, Bartosz Gelner, Aleksandra Żebrowska Ralph Kaminski, Grupa Granica and our volunteers are Ambassadors of this year's campaign.