Argophilia

Αργοφιλία: For the love of the journey.

Poland

Magdalena Abakanowicz Works On Display in Warsaw

Aleksandr Shatskih

Earlier this month works of Poland’s celebrated sculptor Magdalena Abakanowicz went on exhibit in Warsaw. Made up of mostly never before seen pieces, the exhibit at Warsaw’s House of Plastic Arts Gallery represents the latest revelation of the talents of the now prized artist.

Poland Halloween Deemed Diabolical by Clergy

Phil Butler

For Halloween fans in Poland tonight, your escapades will surely be dampened when you learn Catholic bishops there have condemned the spooky holiday. Clergymen claim Halloween is harmful because the celebration promotes what they term “diabolical behavior”.

Poland’s Jewish History Museum Opens Next Year

Aleksandr Shatskih

Early next year, Poland will see the long awaited opening of a museum showcasing the history, culture and suffering of its minority Jewish community, which has today all but vanished from the country.

The Keret House – Poland’s Narrowest Home

Aleksandr Shatskih

Poland’s narrowest home has just opened in its capital Warsaw, billing itself as an ‘artistic installation’ that will serve as a second home for the city’s sometime resident, Israeli writer and artist Edgar Keret.

Poland Celebrates 32nd Anniversary of August Agreements

Aleksandr Shatskih

Today all Poland celebrates the 32nd Anniversary of August Agreements, the 1980 declaration of Poland’s emergence as the first independent trade union in the former communist bloc. President Bronislaw Komorowski will reportedly be on hand to present awards to some 40 activists of the Solidarity Trade Union.

Eastern Europe’s Most Unusual Sights

Guest Author

Countries in Eastern Europe are awash with odd sights; some can be explained by the region’s turbulent history, some can be explained by the human imagination and some just can’t be satisfactorily explained at all.