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 Adam Mickiewicz Institute is organizing the Polish Pavilion at the Triennale Milano International Exhibition for the fourth time.

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.

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. The curatorial team made up of Jakub Gawkowski, Monika Rosińska and Maciej Siuda draws on the woodcarving traditions of Poland’s mountain regions and uses ornaments to visually represent the process of waiting. Waiting is considered to be both a purely aesthetic and political experience. It is deemed a tool for exercising control, but also a potential empowerment enabler. The exhibition organised by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute will be open until 29 June 2025.

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.