103 anniversary of the League of Nations

On this day 103 years ago, January 25, 1919, the League of Nations was conceived by the Paris Peace Conference.

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costume room

Costume room

The Polish Museum of America is pleased to announce that the Costume Room modernization project was completed in December 2021.

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Happy Grandparents Day!

Happy Grandparents Day! Wszystkiego najlepszego dla wszystkich Babć i Dziadków! Władysław (1843–1928) and Albertyna Dyniewicz had eight children, and they were blessed with many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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Walk through Chicago’s Polish Downtown

Walk through Chicago’s Polish Downtown with architectural historian, Victoria Granacki.

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73 Commemoration of Mieczyslaw Haiman’s death

January 15, we recollect the founder and first director of the PMA - Mieczyslaw Haiman.

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86 years ago

86 years ago, on October 15, 1935, the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America Board of Directors established the Museum and Archives, known today as The Polish Museum of America.

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Join us once again at the PMA 41st Annual Gala!

Unforgettable moments and lots of emotions, let's watch it again!

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The PMA mourns the loss of Gregory W. Stepanek

Gregory W. Stepanek, 67 of Berwyn formerly Cicero, the beloved only child of the late Edward Jonathon Stepanek "Szczepanik" and late Dorothy Matilda née Bajor.

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Warsaw Uprising

It is impossible to understand this city, Warsaw, the capital of Poland.

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OnThisDay in 1939 the New York World’s Fair officially opened

#OnThisDay, April 30, 1939 - 152 anniversary of the oath given by the first US President George Washington - the New York World's Fair officially opened.

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