Selection of cultural festivals, organisations and cultural news from Poland

Cultural News from Poland

• Culture.pl: a daily updated website about the most interesting events related to Polish culture around the world. In addition to information about events organised in Poland and abroad, you can find numerous profiles of artists, reviews, essays, descriptions and information about cultural institutions.
   
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Overview of some of the most important festivals and cultural organisations in Poland:

Children festivals
International Children Theatre Festival Dziecinada in Wrocław 
Biennale Sztuki dla Dziecka in Poznań 

Literature
Big Book Festival
Conrad Festival
International Book Fair in Krakow
Milosz Festival
The Gdańsk Literary Meetings Found in Translation
Warsaw Book Fair

Museums
list of museums by Ministry of Culture and National Heritage 

Visual arts 
WARSAW by Art

Photo
Fotofestiwal Łódź
Krakow Photomonth 
Polish Paradise is an informal partnership of three photography festivals in Poland: Fotofestiwal in Lodz, Krakow Photomonth, and TIFF Festival from Wroclaw

Media and communication
WRO Biennale in Wrocław

Theatre  
Dialog International Theatre Festival, Wrocław
International Children Theatre Festival Korczak (only in Polish)  
Kontakt International Theater Festival, Toruń
Malta Festival, Poznan
The Gdansk Shakespeare Festival / ESFN   
Theatre Institute 
list of theatre festivals 

Dance  
Body/Mind International Contemporary Dance Festival, Warsaw 
International Zawirowania Dance Festival, Warsaw
Lublin Dance Festival 

Design
Łódź Design Festival
Gdynia Design Days 

Film 
Docs Against Gravity, Warsaw
Krakow Film Festival 
Jewish Film Festival, Warsaw 
New Horizons Film Festival, Wrocław 
WATCH DOCS Human Rights Film Festival, Warsaw

Music 
Poland Music Festivals | Music Festival Wizard 
OFF Festival, Katowice
Open'er Festival, Gdynia
Orange Warsaw Festival 
Unsound Festival
list of music festivals in Poland
 

Classical Music 

Beethoven Festival, Warsaw
Chopin Festival, Duszniki-Zdrój
Chopin and his Europe International Music Festival, Warsaw,  
Warsaw Autumn Festival (Warszawska Jesień)

Jazz 
Jazz Jantar, Gdańsk
Summer Jazz Kraków  
Warsaw Summer Jazz Days
Jazz nad Odrą Festival, Wrocław

Other
Jewish Cultural Festival in Kraków