2021-11-03 Today in 1866 Bronislaw Pilsudski was born. As famous as our patron was, his brother was also a very well known and celebrated figure. While Joseph’s talents lay in statesmanship, Bronislaw’s passion was ethnography. His research is recognized and valued by ethnographers all over the world even today. Read more
2021-09-04 From September, the Institute will reopen to the public. In order to ensure a safe working environment for our staff and volunteers and to protect visitors, we will introduce strict a ‘by appointment only’ policy. Please contact our office to book a time slot for access to the archives or to visit the museum. Read more
2021-08-30 Folk dance workshop with the Pilsudski Institute of London Event Time: Saturday 18 September: 11:00 - 15:30. Session One: 11:00 - 12:30 Session Two: 14:00 - 15:30 Read more
2021-08-14 'Forgotten Force. Art and Memory' exhibition. If you missed out on the chance to see the exhibition or want to take one more look, please check out the video below: https://fb.watch/7nnUimZ_yn/ Read more
2021-07-16 Forgotten Force, Art and Memory Exhibition opens soon! Artwork inspired by the stories of our Polish Women in the Second World War project will be on display in the POSK gallery on 18-20 July 2021. Read more
2021-04-15 ‘Sikorski’s Tourists: The Polish Armed Forces in Britain, 1939-45’ talk by Jenny Grant To meet us on Zoom at 7 PM on 6th May 2021 please email instytut@pilsudski.org.uk or instytut_olga@pilsudski.org.uk to register by 5th May. We will send you a link the evening before. Read more
2021-03-18 The Treaty of Riga One hundred years ago today the treaty ending the Polish-Soviet war was signed in Riga. The Peace of Riga meant an official ending to a bloody conflict between a reborn Poland and the Soviet Union and established the Republic of Poland’s borders until the Yalta and Potsdam Conferences when they were redrawn again. Read more
2021-01-08 New digitalised collections available to the public Thanks to a donation from The Ministry of Polish Cultural Heritage we have digitised the collections of Jozef Pilsudski’s brothers: Jan, Bronislaw and Kazimierz. They are available to view on our website. The collections contain fascinating materials which document their work but also some more personal documents, often humorous memories and anecdotes about Marshal Jozef Pilsudski. Read more
2020-11-10 All Souls Day To commemorate All Souls day Roman Kuklinski lit a candle on the graves of E. Charaszkiewicz and T. Schaetzel at the South Ealing Cemetery. Read more
2020-10-06 Zoom Talk on Polish Cryptomachine LACIDA We are delighted to invite you to take part in Jerry McCarthy’s Zoom talk which will take place on the 14th October at 6pm on the subject of the Polish Cryptomachine the LACIDA. Read more
2020-08-21 HERITAGE OPEN DAY Join us for an online talk: artists Zofia Wyszomirska-Noga and Michael Daniel Sagatis, researcher/videographer Magdalena Paczocha and curator Olga Topol discuss Forgotten Force. Art and Memory project. Send your own entry to take part in the event Read more
