Tag Archives: Museum of Polish Independence

The long journey to an independent Poland

Posted on December 17, 2016 by morselsandscraps

The Museum of Polish Independence is housed in one of the many palaces of Warsaw: the Przebendowski Palace reconstructed after the destruction of WW2, and used first as the training centre of the Central Trade Unions Council and then from … Continue reading →

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Henryk Sienkiewicz: Nobel laureate

Posted on November 8, 2016 by morselsandscraps

I’ve encountered Sienkiewicz before: as the author of “Quo Vadis”, which became a Hollywood movie in my childhood, and as a statue in the parkland I walk though on the way to the Chopin summer concerts in Łazienki. Now, at … Continue reading →