The Adam Mickiewicz Institute ( pl, Instytut Adama Mickiewicza) is a government-sponsored organization funded by

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's Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, and headquartered at ''ulica Mokotowska 25'' (the Sugar Palace) in

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. Named after Polish

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, its goal is to promote the

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and Polish culture abroad. The institute operates a trilingual Polish-English-Russian portal, "

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", founded in 2001.

Activities

Besides a large number of associated poets, essayists, writers, translators, artists; literary, music, and film critics; and curators, the Institute includes Barbara Schabowska, the Director (the former were

Krzysztof Olendzki Krzysztof Jan Olendzki (born 2 July 1963, in Bystrzyca Kłodzka) is a Polish diplomat; ambassador to Tunisia (2008–2012) and Slovenia (since 2020). Life Olendzki graduated from history at the University of Warsaw (1987). He has been studyin ...

and Paweł Potoroczyn), as well as three deputy directors and number of key projects and programmes managers. In addition to the Ministry-of-Culture-sponsored Adam Mickiewicz Institute, there are Polish Cultural Institutes, sponsored by the

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, in over 22 major foreign cities, including

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, Bratislava,

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, Stockholm,

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, and

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. While the Adam Mickiewicz Institute frequently collaborates with the Polish Cultural Institutes, each institution is independent of the other and is sponsored by a different Polish government ministry.

Projects and programmes

Polska 100
– to mark the centenary of Poland's independence by many activities in six areas: music, design, visual arts, film, theatre, and new technologies.
I, CULTURE Orchestra
– musical project for young musicians from Poland, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Hungary, Moldova and Ukraine.
Digital Culture
– to support international presence of Polish digital artists (the Digital Cultures conference is among other activities on this track).
Polska Design Programme
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Don`t Panic! We`re from Poland
– promotes contemporary Polish music abroad

Gallery

File:Krzysztof Olendzki.jpg, Krzysztof Olendzki - the Head Director of Adam Mickiewicz Institute (2016–2019) File:Druga edycja konferencji "Digital Cultures" organizowanej przez Instytut Adama Mickiewicza, 2018.jpg, Second edition of "Digital Cultures" conference organized by Adam Mickiewicz Institute File:Prezentacja projektów EthnoWiki podczas 1. edycji konferencji "Digital Cultures".jpg, First edition of "Digital Cultures" conference

Notes

External links

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Official website
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