Christmas Ornaments Workshop & Gift Shop Sale

Thank you for your help - dziękujemy za uczestnictwo! Wesołych Świąt - Merry Christmas! The return of the Polish Museum of America’s Christmas workshop for children of all ages and the lighting of the Bethlehem Peace Candle.

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MSI’s Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light

Don’t miss your chance to create unique holiday memories and see a tree decorated in honor of Poland. Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light are open from November 16, 2022 until January 4th, 2023, and are included in Museum Entry.

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Happy Thanksgiving 2022!

We wish you and your loved ones a bountiful and blessed Thanksgiving and hope that the spirit of gratitude remains in our hearts every day. The Polish Museum of America In observance of Thanksgiving, the Museum will be CLOSED on Thursday, November 24 & Friday, November 25; and open on

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Maria Sklodowska-Curie’s 155th Birthday

The 155th birthday of one of the most famous female scientists of all time - Maria Skłodowska-Curie.

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Harcerze wraz z Muzeum Polskim w Ameryce

The Polish Scouting Organization and the Polish Museum of America commemorated Polish Independence Day with a mass at Holy Trinity Church and a play by the scouts at the PMA.

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Tadeusz Kosciuszko’s Name’s Day

Tadeusz Kosciuszko’s Name’s Day - Imieniny - at the Polish Museum of America sponsored by the Chicago Chapter of the Kosciuszko Foundation. Congratulations to this year’s honoree, President of the Polish Museum of America Richard Owsiany.

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130th Anniversary of Ignacy Jan Paderewski in Chicago

On Saturday, October 22, 2022, the Polish Museum of America in cooperation with Glessner House, A National Historic Landmark, in Chicago – organized an amiable and very important meeting for lovers of the life and work of Ignacy Jan Paderewski.

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Advocates Society

Judges Night at the Polish Museum of America

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Chicago Cultural Alliance

While the health ramifications of the pandemic are well known, there was also a loss of group and individual interaction, enforced by government fiat and also a certain reluctance to meet with others until one felt “safe”.

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The 75th Anniversary Gala of the Polish American Medical Society

The meeting was attended by medical professionals, museum representatives (Richard Owsiany, Malgorzata Kot and Jan Lorys) and many special guests including prof. Tomasz Grodzki, Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland, dr. Waldemar Kraska, Secretary of State, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Poland, prof. Alicja

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