2019-09-21 The 41st Annual Conference of Polish Museums, Archives and Libraries in the West was held in Lublin on the 14-18th September 2019. Read more
2019-09-21 It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of one of our dedicated volunteers and former member of the institute’s Council, Artur Rynkiewicz, who passed away on the 15th September 2019. May he rest in peace. Read more
2019-09-21 Heritage Open Days 2019 We would like to thank Jerry McCarthy for his fascinating lecture which brought to life the construction and use of Marian Rejewski’s cryptologic bomb. Read more
2019-09-03 Heritage Open Days - 14th September 2019 During this edition of the Heritage Open Days we would like to cordially invite you to 'The Power of Minds. Recreating the Polish Bomba' talk by Jerry McCarthy which is to be held at the Institute on 14th September at 3 PM Please RSVP to instytut_olga@pilsudski.org.uk by 12 September 2019. Read more
2019-04-12 Easter Holiday Dear Friends of the Institute, We would like to thank you for your support and friendship and wish you a Happy Easter. The Institute will be closed from 18th till 23rd April 2019 included. Read more
2019-01-15 Royal Portable Typewriter, 1926 - Made in the USA, used by Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski In the process of revising our museum catalogue, we came across this well preserved example of a 1926 Royal Portable typewriter. Invented by Edwards Bernard Hess and Lewis Cary Myers in the United States in 1922, it only came into manufacture in 1926. Although it wasn’t the first of its kind, what ensured its success was its light-weight and smaller build than its competitors at that time. Its use became widespread in countries such as the United Kingdom. By the end of the Second World War, the Royal Portable became the market leader. Read more
2018-12-18 Christmas Wishes Dear Friends, We would like to wish you Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year filled with peace and happiness. Institute will be closed from 20th of December 2018 to 3rd of January 2019. Read more
2018-11-13 Beyond Enigma. Talk at Pilsudski Institute, Thursday, 22nd of November 2018,7.00 p.m. A short talk by Artur Bildziuk on the development on the cracking of the more advanced encryption used by the German military during the WWII and recognising those unsung heroes who played their part in this story. Read more
2018-09-23 London Open House,POSK 22–23 Sept 2018 Polish Social and Cultural Association was open to the public. 103 guests visited Piłsudski Institute in one day. Read more
2018-09-14 Heritage Open Days 2018 - Notes From Crypto History - Enigma and its Successors The Jozef Pilsudski Institute of London offered an exclusive opportunity to see the Polish Enigma Double next to Enigma machine’s successors: Fialka and NEMA. Jerry McCarthy explained how the messages were encoded and that the Enigma code was considered by its users to be virtually unbreakable; he went on to explain that Polish mathematicians were able to break the code, and created several systems to do so, thereby starting the Enigma Relay. Read more
2018-09-04 Diploma of Recognition from the Polish President During the annual Museum, Archives and Libraries Conference (MAB) held in Paris on 28th-30th August 2018, our Institute had the honour of being awarded the Polish Republic’s Diploma of Recognition, signed by the President Andrzej Duda, for outstanding achievement in the conservation and preservation of Polish Culture outside of Poland’s borders. The special Awards was handed to Anna Stefanicka, Secretary General of Pilsudski Institute of London by Janusz Kuligowski, director of the Archives from President’s Cabinet and celebrates one hundred anniversary of Polish Independence and of fortieth anniversary of MAB conferences. It is in appreciation and thanks to our Institute and especially to its workers, volunteers, interns and other supporters for their dedication, energy and hard work. Read more
