Solidarity at WTTW

WTTW commemorates the 40th Anniversary of the formation Solidarnosc

PMA President Richard Owsiany provides a glimpse of Chicago Polonia's activism and role during that time for WTTW's Interactive online article.

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Maritime Collections

Maritime Collections at the Polish Museum of America

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Father and Son – two sculptures by Stanisław Szukalski

Two sculptures by Stanisław Szukalski in the collection of the Polish Museum of America.

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Targ

Mysterious painting and its Creator

"Thieves Market in Vilnius" by Stanisław Appenzeller

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Size comparision coin vs. book

Historical prints and special editions

The Polish Museum of America Library holds in its collection many unique publications.

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Paderewski’s Watch and Polish Army Veterans

PMA presents the third film in a series introducing the hidden stories, behind the scenes of the PMA collections: I. J. Paderewski's Watch and Polish Army Veterans. The Master's watch is one of many gifts donated by his sister, Antonina Wilkońska. Along with furniture from the Buckingham Hotel in New

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Stanley W. Lyskanowski

Stanley W. Lyskanowski

The Polish Museum of America mourns the loss of PMA Member Stanley W. Lyskanowski.

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VT – Virtual Tour – final

Although the Polish Museum of America is closed due to Covid-19, you can take a virtual tour. We are happy to present the eleventh in a series of virtual tours highlighting the full virtual tour.

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Warsaw Uprising 1944

The Polish Museum of America presents the impact of Poland's history on the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 The Warsaw Uprising was a major World War II operation, in the summer of 1944, by the Polish underground resistance, led by the Polish resistance Home Army, to liberate Warsaw from German occupation.

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