CULTURE.PL – THE FIRST CULTURE PORTAL
An outstanding multimedia compendium of knowledge about
Polish culture created by renowned specialists, the Culture.pl
portal was created nine years ago and is administered by the
Adam Mickiewicz Institute to promote abroad the achievements
of Polish artists.
The portal is divided into 2 section. The information section gives
accounts of current domestic and international culture events
and tracks the presence of Polish culture abroad. This section
is updated on an ongoing basis and features ample illustrations.
The reference section includes thousands of articles concerning
the most significant phenomena of Polish culture, events and
works segregated by sector (music, visual arts, film, theatre, and
literature). Furthermore, it contains introductions to 700 culture
institutions – museums, galleries, philharmonic orchestras, theatres,
and art schools – as well as over 2,800 biographical notes on
artists.
In December 2010, culture.pl encompassed around 23,000 web
pages and 22,000 illustrations. Texts are published here in two
language versions, in Polish and English. Some of the files are
available also in French, German, Spanish, and Russian. The cul-
ture.pl site took first place in a ranking by
Press
monthly, an influ-
ential media periodical. 11 journalists – art, music, theatre, film and
literary critics and culture essayists – selected the most interesting
and best culture portals. Culture.pl was at the top of the ranking
thanks to its inclusive nature and up-to-date information on Polish
art abroad. The authors’ competence and the extensive archival
records are likewise widely appreciated.
I often take advantage of the reliable descriptions of artists and their
works published on the website.
Dorota Jarecka,
Gazeta Wyborcza
Second to none.
Dariusz Bugalski,
Polish Radio Channel Three
Most significant and comprehensive; I use it more often than any other.
Dorota Szwarcman,
Polityka
A website dedicated to widely-construed Polish culture, constantly
updated and contingent not only on its authors’ competence but also
on a reliable documentation of their opinions. On the one hand, it dem-
onstrates the activity of the Institute, on the other hand it introduces
the most significant phenomena and personalities of Polish culture.
Konrad J. Zarębski,
Kino
The portal presents all the most relevant and important cultural events and
phenomena in Poland, serving also as a source of information on the presence
of Polish culture abroad. 4 million readers from 120 countries of the world visit
the site annually.
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