2022-03-18 The Institute’s 75th Anniversary On the 19th of March 1947, on the names day of Marshal Pilsudski, the Pilsudski Institute in Great Britain opened its doors. Read more
2022-03-18 Pilsudski's Name Day The tradition of celebrating “imieniny” or name days dates back to Medieval Poland when each day of the year was assigned a saint’s name. Read more
2022-01-16 New digitalised collections available to the public Thanks to a donation from the Ministry of Polish Cultural Heritage via POLONIKA we have digitised the collections of Wanda Pelczynska and The Polish Diplomatic Mission in Romania. Read more
2021-11-21 Celebrating Polish women and Polish independence while having fun: museum lesson and art workshop in one! Our thanks to all the artists and Zosia Wyszomirska-Noga Print Chest for giving us chance to express ourselves. Read more
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
