Julita Siegel
Julita Siegel, MA Curator – Julita Siegel earned a Master’s Degree in Art History from the A. Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland (2000). She continued her education in Photography in the U.S. (Oakton College 2005-2006). In 2005, while lending her talents to the PMA, she designed the PMA Library Ex
Krystyna Grell
Krystyna Grell, MLS Librarian – Krystyna Grell earned a Master’s Degree from the Department of Philology, with a major in Library Science and Scientific Information, at Wroclaw University, Poland. She has experience working in Polish libraries and at the Department of Culture and Art of the Governor’s State Office in
Teresa Sromek
Teresa Sromek, MA, MLIS Administrator / Archivist – Teresa Sromek earned a MA in English from DePaul University, Chicago, IL, in late 2006, and a MLIS from Dominican University, River Forest, IL, in early 2009. In addition to library fundamentals, her studies focused on archival theory and special collections, and
Jan M. Lorys
Jan M. Lorys, MA Historian – Jan M. Lorys graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1971 with a BA in Political Science and MA in History, also from UIC in 1996. From 1992 till 1996, he was a bilingual teacher with CPS. He is the co-producer and
Iwona Bozek
Iwona Bozek, MLIS Head Librarian/Special Collections – Iwona Bozek graduated from the University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada with BA in Music. She earned her Master’s in Library and Information Science at Dominican University, River Forest, IL. Impressed and inspired by the resilient activities of the Polish Museum in
Halina Misterka
Halina Misterka Head Archivist – Halina Misterka completed her education in Poland, earning two degrees, first in education, and later in Cultural and Ethnographic Studies of the Carpathian Region. In 2000, she began as the Archivist for the PMA. During this time, she processed the majority of the Archives collections.
Małgorzata Kot
Małgorzata Kot, MA, MLIS Managing Director – Małgorzata Kot earned a Master’s Degree in Polish Philology from Holy Cross University, Kielce, Poland. In 1995, she joined the staff at the PMA as Head Librarian. In addition to overseeing a collection of over 100,000 books, Mrs. Kot is a frequent author
About our museum
The Polish Museum of America (PMA), the crown jewel of the Polish-American community established in 1935, is one of the oldest and largest ethnic museums in the United States.
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Museum: 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Shop: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
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