The Adam Mickiewicz Institute presents a refreshed visual identity for IAM and a new visual system for Culture.pl. The change reflects the way the Institute shares Polish culture with audiences around the world today — across borders, partnerships and a growing range of platforms — while preserving the recognisable character of a brand shaped over more than 25 years.
“The Props Assist the House” – a solo exhibition by Agnieszka Mastalerz – is on view from 3 October at the Serra Moresca pavilion (part of the Villa Torlonia Museums) and at the Polish Institute in Rome. The exhibition opens a new chapter in the history of Serra Moresca, marking the pavilion’s first presentation of contemporary art.
18 sculptures created over the past two decades, alongside dozens of models that rarely leave the artist’s private studio, are brought together in “Weight of Matter”. Monika Sosnowska’s first solo exhibition in London, opened to the public on 10 September at South London Gallery, marks the largest presentation of her work in the United Kingdom to date.
What happens when one chapter of life has come to an end, but the next has yet to begin? Rites of Passage, an exhibition organised by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute for the Poland Pavilion at Gwangju Biennale 2026, explores the experience of transition – both on a personal and a global scale.
Poland will be the Guest of Honour at the 15th Cheongju Craft Biennale, one of the world’s leading events dedicated to contemporary craft. On 3 September 2026, representatives of the Biennale Organising Committee and the Adam Mickiewicz Institute signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Seoul.
Poland has never been an ethnically or culturally homogeneous country. From 10 Sep-tember, French audiences will be able to discover an exhibition that challenges stereotyp-ical perceptions of Poland entitled “Familiar Strangers. Une Pologne multiple” at 49 Nord 6 Est—Frac Lorraine.
International Dance Alliances 2026 is a new initiative seeking answers to the challenges facing the contemporary arts landscape, where dance and choreography play an increasingly significant role – not only artistically, but also socially. This ambitious multi-year programme will include a series of laboratories, presentations of Polish dance productions, and international artistic residencies.
From 14 July, audiences in Taiwan can now discover outstanding works by contemporary Polish illustrators. Curated by Patryk Hardziej, the “Spotlight on Polish Illustration” exhibition will be on view until 20 September in the historic interiors of Not Just Library at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei.
What happens when one chapter of life has come to an end, but the next has yet to begin? Rites of Passage, an exhibition organised by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute for the Poland Pavilion at Gwangju Biennale 2026, explores the experience of transition – both on a personal and a global scale.
From 3 to 12 July, Santarcangelo di Romagna will once again become the European capital of the performing arts. The programme of the 56th edition of Santarcangelo Festival, held under the theme “deep pressures”, features the latest works by Wojciech Grudziński, Ewa Dziarnowska, Igor Shugaleev and Agnietė Lisičkinaitė, DJ sets by Krzysztof Bagiński, and special events by the KEM collective.
