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On May 9, 2026, the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia opens in Venice. This year’s edition includes a significant Polish presence with projects by Polish artists and curator.
During the first-ever Poland–France summit in Gdańsk, an agreement was signed between the Institut Français, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, and the Polish Institute in Paris.
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
