‘1918-2018 Poland 100 Years’.
2018 is a special year in the history of Poland.
Poland was off the political map for 123 years and regained its independence at the conclusion of World War 1.
Come and discover the historical timeline.
Display running till the end of 2018
Every year in Poland, the Polish Government chooses key people to celebrate, known as The Year Of … This year, at the museum, we are showcasing ‘The Year of Irena Sendler’, whose life was made famous in the film Life in a Jar.
Irena was a selfless nurse who saved Jewish children from the Warsaw ghetto in World War 2.
Display running till the end of 2018
Every year in Poland, the Polish Government chooses key people to celebrate, known as The Year Of …
Because this is a significant year, museum staff have chosen a second exhibition featuring a famous poet, ‘The Year of Zbigniew Herbert’.
He is well known for his words ‘No time to grieve for roses when the forests are burning’. A winner of over twenty literary awards, from the late 1960s, Herbert was one of the most serious contenders for the Nobel Prize for Literature.
His books have been translated into 38 languages.
Display running till the end of 2018
This exhibition is part of the Auckland Heritage Festival 2018
View delightful styles of Polish ceramics, from hand-painted Boleslawiec blue dot tableware, famous in Europe for several hundred years, to regional Kashubian plates and a vintage folk-art floral teapot.
The other galleries in the museum will also be open.
Entry by Donation to the museum is suggested $10 – $5
Experience a variety of events running at the Polish Museum over the Auckland Heritage Festival
- workshops for families and adults $8per person inc adults, booking recommended
- Talk Tour Film 100 years presentation with film and morning tea $10 (2 hours)
- Talk by founder of the museum Mr John Roy-Wojciechowski (1 hour), no booking
- ‘Ceramika’ Exhibition
‘1918-2018 Poland 100 Years’.
2018 is a special year in the history of Poland.
Poland was off the political map for 123 years and regained its independence at the conclusion of World War 1.
Come and discover the historical timeline.
Display running till the end of 2018
Every year in Poland, the Polish Government chooses key people to celebrate, known as The Year Of … This year, at the museum, we are showcasing ‘The Year of Irena Sendler’, whose life was made famous in the film Life in a Jar.
Irena was a selfless nurse who saved Jewish children from the Warsaw ghetto in World War 2.
Display running till the end of 2018
Every year in Poland, the Polish Government chooses key people to celebrate, known as The Year Of …
Because this is a significant year, museum staff have chosen a second exhibition featuring a famous poet, ‘The Year of Zbigniew Herbert’.
He is well known for his words ‘No time to grieve for roses when the forests are burning’. A winner of over twenty literary awards, from the late 1960s, Herbert was one of the most serious contenders for the Nobel Prize for Literature.
His books have been translated into 38 languages.
Display running till the end of 2018
Pahiatua afternoon tea.
This is a gathering for the ‘children’ and their families that came to Pahiatua, NZ in 1944.
Please contact Ellen for details
021 1070169
Hosted Visit, open to individuals and small groups: join our popular tour of the galleries. Hear an introductory talk and watch the film ‘Poles Apart’.
The programme will start at 1pm, with a look around the Lower Gallery, and follow with a talk starting at 1.15, then the film Poles Apart which is one hour, starting at 1.30pm with free time after the film to wander the exhibits and visit the Upper Gallery.
We will serve afternoon tea during the film. Price is $10 cash per person. Afternoon tea / coffee / biscuits included.
Bookings not required.
‘Poles Apart’ (1 hour) tells the poignant story and background of 733 Polish children and 102 adults who came to live in Pahiatua, New Zealand, 1944. These survivors were forcibly deported from Poland to Russia during World War 2 then evacuated to Persia during a short amnesty. They eventually found a home in New Zealand.
Museum founder Mr John Roy-Wojceichowski is one of the children,