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A play of reflections and illusions. Rhythm and pattern. Repetition and response. Echo manifests itself in many motifs in art; it will also be the theme of this year’s edition of the Between.Pomiędzy Festival - an interdisciplinary event bringing together various forms, languages, fields and experiences. Artists and theorists, students and lecturers,…
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We now know the winners of the 2025 Pomeranian of the Year competition, organised by the editorial team of ‘Zawsze Pomorze’. The Top Ten honourees included prof. Stefan Chwin (awarded alongside his wife Krystyna in the CULTURE AND LOVE category) and prof. Natalia Marek-Trzonkowska (honoured in the SCIENCE category). The competition’s gala ceremony took…
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Paweł Podolski collects the statue; photo Anna Rezulak Director, screenwriter, actor, and esteemed academic lecturer at the Faculty of Languages at the University of Gdańsk - mgr Paweł Podolski has been named the winner of the Mayor of Gdynia’s “Galion Gdyński’ Award for 2025 in the Artistic Debut category. The jury recognised his…
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‘Gladiator’, ‘The Lion King’, ‘The Bodyguard’, ‘Dirty Dancing’ - on 4 March, the Polish Baltic Philharmonic was filled with the sounds of the most famous film music themes. During the concert, the audience had the opportunity to hear songs that have accompanied the greatest cinema and television productions for years…
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Since January 2025, the Andrzej Wajda Film Centre at UG has been operating under the auspices of the UG Academic Culture Centre ‘Alternator’. What does it do? What are its plans for further development? Anna Balkiewicz and Tomasz Pupacz tell us more. The film zone of the UG Academic Cultural Centre ‘Alternator’ is expanding. In January 2025, the…
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On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Gdynia, the University of Gdańsk Library is opening its archives, presenting a unique selection of prints on the theme of Gdynia and the sea. The exhibition ‘To the sea...’ is an artistic chronicle of a city that has been transformed from a bold vision into a symbol of modernity and freedom. The…
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The University of Gdańsk UG Library collects more than just books. Among the treasures that can be found in the Special Collections Department is a collection of posters, which has been growing since the 1980s. Part of this collection will be presented at the exhibition ‘Fleeting Things - the Polish School of Poster Art in the Special Collections of…
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Are you a student of Film and Audiovisual Culture or Audiovisual Production? Would you like to realise your idea, but are held back by a lack of funds? Take part in the competition for funding for student films in the 2025/2026 academic year and reach for your dreams. What conditions must be met and what formalities must be completed in order to…
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The University of Gdańsk Museum invites you to a guided tour of the exhibition ‘Whispers of My Home’, which will be led by its author, Zuzanna Kocińska, this Saturday. This is a unique opportunity to learn about the contexts, inspirations and stories behind the photographs and graphics on display. The event starts at 2 p.m…
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What are young, debuting filmmakers interested in? And what new perspectives do they bring to Polish cinema? The Cinerama Fest 2025 Student Film Festival has once again shown that a generation of future filmmakers with a lot to say is on the rise. The film about growing up entitled ‘Heelflip’, directed by Andrzej Habas, received the highest recognition…