2018-09-04 Unveiling of Henryk Zygalski’s memorial stone. On Saturday we had an honour of participating in an unveiling of a long awaited Henryk Zygalski’s memorial stone. The event took place at the Memorial Garden of the Chichester Crematorium in the presence of the cryptologist’s relatives Dr Jeremy Russell, Georgina Donaldson and Anna Zygalska-Cannon, Ambassador of Poland Arkady Rzegocki, Alan Turing's nephew Sir Dermot Turing, and Mayor of Chichester Martyn Bell. We are very grateful to Zygalski’s family for inviting us to witness this moving ceremony commemorating one of the Polish pioneer breakers of the Enigma code. Read more
2018-08-09 Due to International Conference, the Institute will be closed on the 28th and 30th of August 2018. Read more
2018-07-17 Zygalski sheets On Sunday the Institute held a private technical forum presented by Jerry McCarthy focusing on the Zygalski sheets which cracked the German Enigma code in 1938. Our honoured guests included the family of the famous Henryk Zygalski - Mrs Anna Zygalska-Cannon Jeremy Russell, and Georgina Donaldson. It was a perfect opportunity to present our long term supporters Jerry McCarthy and Dermot Turing with the silver badge of the Pilsudski Institute of London. Read more
2018-07-02 Tadashi Imai Piano Recital With a truly International and diverse audience attended by Councillor Daryl Brown, Mayoress of Hammersmith and Fulham with her consort Benito Brown, and Mr Jerzy Uklanski the Polish Consul, Tadashi Imai’s piano recital of Polish composers was outstanding. His background description on each piece captured the history and mood of the time and of the composers lives adding a dimension of empathy to the passionate music created during Poland’s partitioning and strong desire for independence. Read more
2018-06-18 6th Military History Conference 16th June 2018 Congratulations to the Polish Heritage Society UK on the successful and well attended 6th Conference hosted by the Polish Embassy in London. The presentations about Poland restoring her independence in November 1918 after 123 years of partitioning, together with the mood in the international arena at the time were very interesting. Our Institute was proud to participate with Anna Stefanicka giving an outstanding portrayal about the important contribution of women in Pilsudski's little known about "secret army". Read more
2018-05-10 General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) are coming on 25th of May 2018. Your data privacy is a top priority for us at Pilsudski Institute. We only keep and use personal data provided to us voluntarily by individuals who either gave us consent to be contacted with information about our events, exhibitions, opportunities to support us and latest news or contacted us themselves with research enquiries. We will never share your data with third parties unless you provide us with your explicit consent. Read more
2018-05-10 Join us for a A Benefit Concert to Celebrate The 100th Anniversary of Poland’s Independence We have a great pleasure to invite you to a recital by an acclaimed piano artist Tadashi Imai. The concert celebrating the 100th anniversary of Poland’s independence is to be held in aid of the Pilsudski Institute on 30th of June at 7 pm at POSK. Read more
2018-05-03 An ‘Introduction to Enigma’ talk by Jerry McCarthy Thanks to everyone who joined us last Thursday for a fascinating meeting with Jerry McCarthy and his treasures: Fialka and NEMA did not disappoint! Read more
2018-04-17 Join us for a talk by Jerry McCarthy 'Introduction to Enigma' Join us for a talk by Jerry McCarthy 'Introduction to Enigma' in aid of the Institute’s Fundraising Campaign on Thursday 26th April at 7 pm. An ‘Introduction to Enigma’ talk will be followed by a more informal playtime with two Enigma simulators. A successor machine to the Enigma will also be on display for people to look at, touch, and even operate. Ticket: £7 to include a glass of wine RSVP by 24th of April 2018 by emailing: instytut@pilsudski.org.uk Read more
2018-04-17 The Head of the Office for War Veterans and Victims of Oppression Minister Jan Kasprzyk visited Institute on 14th of April Read more
2018-03-20 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 27th March 2018 till 5th April 2018 included. Read more
2018-01-09 Digitalisation of Tytus Filipowicz's collection Former Polish Ambassador to USA, active member of the Promethean movement, former long stand's chairman of the Institute. Read more
2018-03-07 Teachers' workshop, Saturday 3rd of March A big thank you to a great group of enthusiastic people that took part in our teachers' workshop on Saturday. Read more
