The Polish Institutes is a network of cultural diplomatic missions reporting to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland.[ "About Us," Polish Cultural Institute New York.][ "The Polish Institute, Berlin," Berlin Global, March 9, 2016.] , there were 27 of them.[ "Polish Institutes," Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Republic of Poland.] Their mission is described as "creating a positive image of Poland abroad" by promoting Polish culture, history, science, Polish language, and national heritage.[ Polish Institutes, at gov.pl] Other tasks include supporting cultural exchange, in particular, within the framework of the European Union National Institutes for Culture, as well as implementation of various international cultural programmes.[
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Polish Institutes cooperate with local institutions and in organizing various events.[ The names may slightly differ in some countries. For example, in London and New York, the institute is called "Polish Cultural Institute".
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Locations
Notable people
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Leszek Włodzimierz Biały (born 1954), Deputy Director of the Polish Institute in Bucharest (2013–17); ambassador to Panama (2017–23).
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Urszula Doroszewska (born 1954), Director of the Polish Institute in Minsk (2013–15); ambassador to Georgia (2008–13) and Lithuania (2017–23).
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Joanna Hofman (born 1967), Director of the Polish Institute in Tel Aviv (2017–20); ambassador to Finland (2007–11), ambassador to Sweden (2020–24).
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Mirosław Jasiński (born 1960), Director of the Polish Institute in Prague (2001–05); ambassador to the Czech Republic (2021–22)
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Iwona Kozłowska, Deputy Director of the Polish Institute in Berlin (1999–2001); ambassador to Switzerland (2020–24)
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Adrian Kubicki (born 1987), Director of the Polish Cultural Institute in New York (2019–20); Consul General of Poland in New York City (2020–24).
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Andrzej Papierz (born 1966), Director of Polish Institute in Sofia (2001–06); ambassador to Bulgaria (2007–10) and to Montenegro (2023–24), Consul General in Almaty (2013–16) and in Istanbul (2017–18), Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2018), and Director General of the Foreign Service (2018–21).
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Maciej Ruczaj (born 1983), Director of the Polish Institute in Prague (2016–23); ambassador to Slovakia (2023–24).
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Piotr Skwieciński (born 1963), Director of the Polish Institute in Moscow (2019–22); ambassador to Armenia (2023–24).
See also
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Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum
