Prince Phillip's Favourite Caricaturist

Hi,This week, I want to talk briefly about the artist Feliks Topolski, a close friend of my father Marek Zulawski.But before I get to that, I just want to mention the opening of the Toruń CSW exhibition of Marek's work is still on for September 15th,...

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Jul 20, 2023
Arguing with Dali + The World's Biggest Mural

Hi,This week a look at a Polish-British artist who you may not have heard of, but you've almost certainly seen his work if you ever flew from Terminal 1 at Heathrow Airport.Before we get to that, this newsletter is dedicated to Maciej Żuławski, who p...

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Jul 06, 2023
Two Road Trips to France: 1949 & 2023

Hi there,Yes, it's your fortnightly dose of Polish-British stuff with a Zulawski angle.The Festival of Britain continued...If you enjoyed the recent blog post about the London Transport Museum find and the Festival of Britain, you may be interested t...

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Jun 22, 2023
The Best 10 Minutes of Your Life Today

Hi,This week, I finally published a blog about my visit to the London Transport Museum last month, so I will direct you to go have a look at that link instead of writing too much here.It's mostly the story of the Festival of Britain, a big ambitious...

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Jun 08, 2023
The BBC's Favourite Person from Łódź

Hi,Apologies but I still haven't written up a blog about the London Transport Museum visit I mentioned last time round. Instead I went to Bristol and saw the Clifton Suspension Bridge for the first time. It was pretty impressive. I should have that L...

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May 25, 2023
Forgotten Marek at the London Transport Museum

Hi,This week, a mixed Poland-UK bag for you, some Marek-related, some newsy.Auction opportunityA rare opportunity to bid for a Marek painting has appeared. It looks very underpriced at the moment. I would recommend bidding if you like it. The auction...

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May 11, 2023
Fish & Chips = Polish?

Hi,If you enjoyed our last issue's look at Polish shops in the UK copying big names in Poland, you may have noticed this timely news sent in by a reader. I hadn't noticed the similarity in the logos in the case, but lawyers clearly did. As for all th...

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Apr 27, 2023
Polish Shops in the UK: A Shocking Investigation

Hi,This week, no Marek Zulawski stuff. Except for that sentence you just read. No, this week we need to talk about something much more important in everybody's life. The Polish shop copyright sagaAh, the local Polish shop. There they are, on your hig...

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Apr 13, 2023
Polish Books for Only Vaguely Interested English People

Hi,Ever wanted to introduce Polish culture to English friends but knew they weren't particularly interested?Or have you ever wanted to put together a small bookshelf for English visitors to a Polish home? Or put a themed bookshelf in one of those fan...

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Mar 16, 2023