Virtual Pulaski Day 2021

Thank you to our sponsors, speakers, performers, production crew, volunteers and staff for staging a successful 2021 Virtual Pulaski Day Commemoration.

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Grandmother’s Day (Dzień Babci)

Today, January 21 we celebrate Grandmother’s Day (pol. Dzień Babci) and January 22 we appreciate Grandfather’s Day (pol. Dzień Dziadka).

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Konserwacja

Conservation of PMA Art Works Preserving the Past for the Future

“Conservation of PMA Art Works. Preserving the Past for the Future” we reveal secrets and challenges of the art restoration process.

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Two artists from the collection of the Polish Museum of America

Two artists from the collection of the Polish Museum of America - Henryk Grunwald and Wladyslaw Benda celebrate their birthdays today.

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Grób Mieczysława Haimana

71 anniversary of Mieczyslaw Haiman’s untimely death

On January 15 we mark the 71 anniversary of Mieczyslaw Haiman’s untimely death in 1949 at age 61. The Polish Museum of America was his brainchild.

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The Struggle of The Polish Theatre in Chicago to Survive

Part 2 of our video series on Polish Theater in Chicago is presented by Barbara Kozuchowska.

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Tadeusz Kosciuszko

Trailing Kościuszko in America | Ślady Kościuszki w Ameryce

The influx of Polish immigrants and exiles gives birth to a frenzy of statue building and dedicating in cities with large Polish populations. In total there are eight statues built from 1904 through 1927.

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Ryszard Owsiany

Richard Owsiany reelected!

On November 18, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Polish Museum of America elected Richard F. Owsiany to his third term as President.

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Paderewski Room Part 2 – Tour Behind the Glass

On November 17, 19, and 21, 1891, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, in a series of three concerts at Carnegie Hall, in New York, began his musical adventure in America, resulting in the Master’s 20 concert tours across the United States.

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The Polish Museum of America’s virtual 40th Gala – photo gallery

The Polish Museum of America's virtual 40th Gala | Streamed from the Museum's Sabina Logisz Great Hall on November 7, 2020

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