From 9 May to 30 June 2025, visitors to the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels will have the opportunity to admire the monumental intervention of one of the most renowned contemporary Polish-Roma artists, Małgorzata Mirga-Tas. The impressive-sized textile work will replace one of the 16th-century tapestries from the Museum’s permanent collection.
On 13 April, the EXPO 2025 World Exhibition – the largest and most important cultural and economic event in the world – opened in Osaka. Poland’s participation is accompanied by a cultural programme organised by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute under the slogan Po!land ポ！ランド, which extends beyond the national pavilion to the very heart of the city.
The “Records of Waiting: on Time and Ornament” exhibition, transforming the intangible experience of the passing of time into the material substance of a sculpture installation will be opened on 5 June in the Polish Pavilion at the London Design Biennale 2025.
On 13 May 2025, the Polish Pavilion will transform into a cozy chamber inspired by a tepidarium—an area in ancient Roman baths designed for relaxation and social gatherings. Curated by Katarzyna Roj, head of “Lifery” at BWA Wrocław, the project brings the concept of a day spa to life, offering a retreat from the fast pace of everyday life and a moment of tranquility amidst the bustle of the event.
The first solo exhibition of Sainer (Przemysław Blejzyk) in Austria – “Kolorganism” – will open on 16 April 2025. Works combining painting and digital generative art will be presented at Vienna’s Künstlerhaus. This is yet another event organised by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute as part of international cultural programme of the Polish Presidency of the EU Council.
On 4 April, the exhibition Lushness. Women’s Art in the 21st Century will open in Moldova, showcasing works by 16 female artists from the young and the youngest cultural scene in Poland. The project celebrates women’s joy of life, freedom, and strength, as well as their creative energy and sense of community.
The World Expo 2025 Osaka will be accompanied by a unique cultural programme under the slogan Po!land ポ！ランド, organised by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute. AMI has just announced first events of the programme that will continue until October 2025.
The 78th edition of the Edinburgh International Festival – one of the UK’s most prestigious and longest-running festivals – will take place in Edinburgh between 1 and 24 August 2025. This year’s programme, under the theme “The Truth We Seek”, will, for the first time in the festival’s history, feature Focus on Poland – a unique section dedicated to Polish music.
From 14 March onwards an exhibition ‘Familiar Strangers. Eastern Europeans’, which takes a look at the transformations in Eastern Europe from the perspective of artists living in Poland, will be available to viewers at Bozar– Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels. The exposition gives voice to persons from diasporas and minorities and those who broaden the perception of the public sphere through art and activism.
From March to November, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, the Polish Cultural Institute in London and the British Council will present an ambitious UK programme, showcasing projects across a range of art forms, including classical music, jazz, experimental music, visual arts, photography, theatre, and film.
