We begin a new series - Learn history online. The Pilsudski Institute possesses a large collection of documents that are already available online. Now, you can learn the history of Poland from our online resources beginning with the figure of our patron - Jozef Pilsudski.
Chairman of the Board of GE Company Polska, Marian Lubieniecki, Mohamed Ali, Vice President of GE Aviation Services Engineering and representative of the Pilsudski Institute.
On January 23rd, at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, General Electric Company Polska was awarded a prestigious Corporate Catalyst Award granted by the Józef Piłsudski Institute of America. The Institute applauded GECP as a forerunner of innovation for operating the Engineering Design Center and years of the company’s successful investments in Poland. The Gala took place at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, with representatives from the Chancellery of the President of Poland, U.S. Embassy in Poland, American Chamber of Commerce in Poland and the Pilsudski Institute of America.
On August 6th 2019, at the Institute, we commemorated the 75th anniversary of Warsaw Uprising, an memorable event in the history of Poland that showed the indefatigable spirit of Warsaw inhabitants against the Nazi occupation. Mr. Mieczyslaw Madejski, “Marek", commander of “Topolnicki” platoon was the guest of honor of the evening. The Institute was filled with history and memories. The collection of the Uprising soldiers, Stefan and Zofia Koper, was introduced to the audience. Thank you for joining us on that special evening.
In front of the White House: Bogan Chmielewski, dr Dorota Andraka, dr Iwona Korga, Marek Rudnicki MD
On June 12th, 2019, Iwona Korga, President of the Pilsudski Institute visited the White House as a guest of the reception hosted by President Donald Trump to honor the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda and his wife, Agata Kornhauser-Duda. Representatives of Polonia were invited to join and celebrate friendly relations between Poland and the USA.
On May 19th, 2019 the Józef Piłsudski Institute of America organized its second Museum Night. A crowd gathered to visit the Institute, to see our gallery of paintings along with an interesting exhibit - "75 years of the Pilsudski Institute", prepared in cooperation with the Institute of National Remembrance of Poland. The uniforms of the Polish Armed Forces in the West were also presented from our collection - thank you to the students from PSS p.p. Cyril and Methodius for your help!
"Museum Night of 2019" was dedicated to generał Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski. He was the main character of the movie "Wieniawa" by Grzegorz Gajewski. Iwona Korga, President of IJP gave a speech introducing Wieniawa's story, presented letters, photographs, and military memorabilia from our collection. The audience welcomed her presentation and the movie with applause. The event was sponsored by PSFCU and the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.