Homepage
Where Polish culture meets the world
The Adam Mickiewicz Institute brings Polish culture to people around the world. As a state institution, we create lasting interest in Polish culture and art through strengthening the presence of Polish artists on the global stage.
News
Read more about IAM events
On 12 March 2026, the gallery of the Polish Institute in Berlin will transform into a Transsanatorium, hosting a new edition of the exhibition “A Brief Vacation”.
On 28 February 2026, Kunstmuseum Luzern will open Switzerland’s first comprehensive retrospective of Maria Pinińska-Bereś the pioneering Polish feminist artist.
In 2026, a new collaboration between Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Ujazdowski Castle Centre, and MORPHO offers a 3 month residency in Antwerp for one Polish artist, highlighting contemporary Polish art.
In January 2026, Paris will discover Polish theatre! A forum featuring performative readings of plays by Polish female authors and a special issue of the "Théâtre/Public" will be held.
Yuriko Sasaoka's most important works from recent years will be presented at her solo exhibition at the Shiga Prefectural Museum of Art.
The Chamber Orchestra of Edmonton, conducted by Lidia Khaner, will perform works by Polish and Canadian composers during the concert "Prayer and Pulse" on 18 January 2026 in Edmonton.
Agnieszka Mastalerz's installation "Reszta / Remainder" – exploring the relationship between the human body and Le Corbusier's architectural heritage – will be on display in Warsaw
From 10 January 2026, St Matthew's Church in Berlin will be exhibiting works by Dominik Lejman – video paintings in which the painted worlds are haunted by phantoms and ghosts.
Twelve months, dozens of countries and cities, hundreds of meetings, premieres, exhibitions, and concerts. The year 2025 was an exceptionally intense period for the global presence of Polish culture!
"Liquid Tongues" is the title of a project that will be presented at the Polish Pavilion at the 61st International Art Exhibition in Venice – La Biennale di Venezia from 9 May to 22 November
AMI Director Olga Wysocka is a new member of the Board of EUNIC - European Union National Institutes for Culture.
From 13 December 2025, Belgrade will host a unique two-part exhibition combining sculptures by Polish artist Piotrek Kowalski with photographs by Serbian artist Pavle Nikolić.
