Institute of National Remembrance

Surowe bryłki bursztynu bałtyckiego z zwietrzałą korą na powierzchni
Gdańsk amber craftsmanship: guild since 1477, amber processing and the Amber Room
On March 31, 1477, Gdańsk amber craftsmen received their guild statute — eleven years after the Peace of Toruń lifted the Teutonic ban from 1394, which deprived people of the... Read more...
Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz (Witkacy) - krol bohemy Zakopanego
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (Witkacy): The Bohemians of Zakopane, homespun trousers, sheepskin coats, and absolute dandyism
February 1929, an hour before the sheet of paper: charcoal, pastel, signature, and a shorthand in the corner that reveals the author's state of mind. The "S.I. Witkiewicz" Portrait Company... Read more...
Kawiarnia Jama Michalika w Krakowie - mekka bohemy Mlodej Polski
Young Poland in "Michalik's Den": Capes, folk coats, and Cracovian shoemakers
Jan Apolinary Michalik opened the Lviv Confectionery at Floriańska 45 in 1895. He could only afford a single windowless room, so guests dubbed the place "The Den." On October 7,... Read more...
Tradycyjna heklowana koronka koniakowska - zabytek rękodzieła Beskidu Śląskiego
Koniaków lace: Crocheting without a pattern and the Beskid geometry of the weave
In Koniaków, lace is crocheted without a template or drawing – from three stitches, counting loops from memory. From caps in 1883–1884, through Maria Gwarek's cooperative and Cepelia, to tablecloths... Read more...