16 Mar 2025 16:00:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}Kotwica Kołobrzeg vs Znicz Pruszkow on Sun Predicted lineups are available for the match a few days in advance while the actual lineup will be available about an hour ahead of the match The current head to head record for the teams are Kotwica Kołobrzeg 2 win(s) Have scored 3 goals in their last 5 matches Have scored 7 goals in their last 5 matches Znicz Pruszkow have won the previous 2 matches against Kotwica Kołobrzeg Who won between Kotwica Kołobrzeg and Znicz Pruszkow on Sun 16 Mar 2025 16:00:00 GMT?Kotwica Kołobrzeg vs Znicz Pruszkow on Sun 16 Mar 2025 16:00:00 GMT ended in a 0–0 tie.InsightsHave scored 3 goals in their last 5 matches Kotwica Kołobrzeg is playing home against Znicz Pruszkow on Sun 28 Mar 2025 19:30:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}Wisła Kraków won 2–1 over Kotwica Kołobrzeg on Fri The current head to head record for the teams are Wisła Kraków 0 win(s) Angel Rodado is the competition's top scorer (17) Who won between Wisła Kraków and Kotwica Kołobrzeg on Fri 28 Mar 2025 19:30:00 GMT?Wisła Kraków won 2–1 over Kotwica Kołobrzeg on Fri 28 Mar 2025 19:30:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 9 goals in their last 5 matches Wisła Kraków is playing home against Kotwica Kołobrzeg on Fri Log in and download the free e-publication of the latest A&B The printed version is available for sale online in our store and press salons throughout Poland unique e-mail [will also be used as login in the portal] Only name - check the correctness of the data Only the last name - check the correctness of the data password must be at least 8 characters long * fields required for registration; data can be completed in account settings after logging in ** establishment of a student account follows verification of the validity of the student ID card Please try later or let us know: contact Technology: aitnet.pl Ⓒ AiB Publishing House 2025 IF YOU want a European beach holiday with white sand beaches that has all the charm of an old-school seaside resort then we've found a pocket-friendly holiday destination just a few hours from the UK And with cheap flights and hotels it would be hard to turn down a trip to Kołobrzeg While most Brits flock to the French or Italian Riviera, a city in Eastern Europe offers a much more affordable alternative Located on the Baltic Sea coast, Kołobrzeg is a small Polish city with "all the trappings of an old-time beach resort" - according to BBC Travel Writer Tim Richards He added: "The Mediterranean is not the only part of Europe with beaches worth sunbathing on "Scattered along Poland's Baltic coast are white sandy beaches and a collection of quaint seaside towns that do not seem to have quite left the 19th Century" It was fortified as a military stronghold in the 17th and 18th centuries until it was transformed into a health resort in the 19th century Kołobrzeg then became known for its brine springs and therapeutic mud baths, which holidaymakers can still take advantage of to this day. Kołobrzeg Beach features wickerwork beach chairs, colourful windbreakers and a busy promenade lined with cafes, diners and beer gardens. Kołobrzeg's Main Beach has been praised by visitors with a 4.5/5 star rating on TripAdvisor One person wrote: "The Polish coast is really amazing; the beaches are so nice Another person added: "The beach is without a doubt Kołobrzeg's main attraction A third person wrote: "Very large beach area that goes for miles and it was a pleasant walk along the seafront." Like other traditional beach resorts Kołobrzeg is home to a pier and a lighthouse Stretching for more than 220m, Kołobrzeg Pier is the longest structure of its kind in Poland with illuminated lights added to make night time strolls easier Holidaymakers who visit during the peak season between April and September will need to pay 50p to enter which is located at the entrance of the city's port While the history of the lighthouse dates back to the 17th century its current structure has been in place since the 1980s following a huge overhaul The basement of the lighthouse is home to a museum that features a display of minerals with Sun Online Travel finding overnight stays from £39 per room per night Food and drink is cheap too with a pint of beer costing as little £2.30 a meal out at a mid-range restaurant will cost around £19 per person When booking a trip, the summer is the best time to visit The easiest way to reach Kołobrzeg is to fly to nearby Szczecin-Goleniów Airport Direct flights operate from Liverpool and London with return fares costing as little as £29 it's an hour's drive to the Polish seaside city As well as a visit to the Polish Riviera, Brit holidaymakers who are chasing the sun can also visit Hel Peninsula which is considered to be "paradise on earth" by some avid beachgoers Nestled on the Baltic coast and stretching 21 miles Hel Peninsula is becoming popular with beachgoers looking for a cheap getaway Hel is also known for its majestic lighthouse it offers stunning panoramic vistas of the peninsula Brit tourists who are after a city break will be pleased to know that Poland is home to plenty of those too there's Kraków with its well-preserved medieval market town the country's capital Warsaw has more modern attractions including the Palace of Culture and Science And earlier this year, Sun Travel revealed the best seaside destinations to visit in winter And this other holiday location is getting a huge new tourist attraction. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/ This work, Allied paratroopers tour Polish military history museum, by Brian Godette, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright a national dressage competition has been held on the beach The international show jumping competition CSI Kolobrzeg in Poland took place at the famous Polish seaside resort of Kolobrzeg. the competition venue was built on the actual beach next to the surf and not in the dunes or near the beach as what has been doen for several Global Champions' Tour competitions Two national Grand Prix classes were held in between the jumper classes Polish Under 25 rider Tomasz Jasiński won the class aboard his grey gelding Teo (by Democraat) in a field of just four competitors who is the son of Polish Grand Prix team rider Katarzyna Milczarek came right from the 2016 European Under 25 Championships in Hagen Since 2013 Jasinski has also been competing at international show jumping level In Kolobrzeg he rode jumpers Nashville and Quo Vadis in the CSI 2* classes Jasinski and Teo scored 67.176% in the Grand Prix and 70.083% in the kur to music twice ahead of Gabriele Jaworska on Mazur (64.443% - 67.917%) Rishat Sabitov and Azzaro were third twice (63,533% - 65.333%) and Izabela Dyrek on Kolibri's As landed fourth place (60,567% - 64,208%) Photos © Oliwia Chmielewska Related LinksGawecki and Lukasik Win 2015 Polish Dressage ChampionshipsScores: 2016 European Under 25 Championships Stalls for Rent at Durondeau Dressage in Peer, Belgium Exceptionally Well Located Equestrian Facility in Wellington, Florida Well-built Equestrian Estate With Multiple Business Opportunities in Sweden Stable Units for Rent at Lotje Schoots' Equestrian Center in Houten (NED) For Rent: Several Apartments and Stable Wing at High-End Equestrian Facility Stable Wing Available at Reiterhof Wensing on Dutch/German border Real Estate: Well-Appointed Country House with Extensive Equestrian Facility in the U.K. Rémi Blot 05 May 2025 17:00:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}Kotwica Kołobrzeg won 2–1 over Chrobry Głogów on Mon The current head to head record for the teams are Kotwica Kołobrzeg 0 win(s) Who won between Kotwica Kołobrzeg and Chrobry Głogów on Mon 05 May 2025 17:00:00 GMT?Kotwica Kołobrzeg won 2–1 over Chrobry Głogów on Mon 05 May 2025 17:00:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 4 goals in their last 5 matches Kotwica Kołobrzeg is playing home against Chrobry Głogów on Mon in Copernicus Bilingual High School in Kołobrzeg a commemorative plaque was unveiled in honor of the eminent politician Shevah Weiss who visited Kołobrzeg during the Days of Tolerance (2001-2003) The ceremony was attended by parliamentarians local government officials and a group of students from Israel with their guardians as part of the student exchange that has been going on for over a decade and a special guest – Albert Stankowski I have the impression that you – your school teachers – you all do a better job than many diplomats when it comes to building bridges – stated in his speech Yacov Livne emphasizing that Shevah Weiss also built bridges of understanding between Poland and Israel his whole life He also reminded that it is difficult to imagine Polish history without the Jewish citizens of Poland The mutual history of Poles and Jews is very long extending over a 1000-year period of coexistence more than half of all Jews lived in Poland our Jewish heritage without roots here in Poland You will probably agree that it is equally difficult to imagine Polish heritage without the contribution Artur Dzierkowski – Principal of the Copernicus Bilingual High School – emphasized that the school wants to use this plaque to commemorate a man who preached tolerance reconciliation and friendship between nations with his life and actions We want young people to be inspired by this great friend of Poland and Polish youth to build new bridges in a school that focuses on openness and respect for other people graduate of the Copernicus Bilingual High School in Kołobrzeg and co-creator of the Days of Tolerance which we started over 20 years ago in this city Kołobrzeg is a city that I give as an example of friendship that develops politician and professor of political science He survived World War II thanks to the help of a Ukrainian journalistic and political activities there and was an outstanding sportsman He was the Israeli ambassador to Poland from 2001 to 2003 He was awarded the Order of the White Eagle for his services to Poland The plaque unveiled in Kołobrzeg is the first such commemoration of this outstanding politician and scientist Its author is a local sculptor Romuald Wiśniewski North of Krakow, we wandered off into those forests along smaller roads, eventually finding a good hotel near Ogrodzieniec castle, one of a clutch of spectacular fortifications in the area. Next day, we continued north to the coast. The only time I’d swum in the Baltic, the water had been at precisely 0C and I was hoping to find it warmer. Poland has, effectively, one beach – a broad white strand that runs east for hundreds of kilometres from the German border. We stayed in Kołobrzeg, a seaside place with an old town and port, a scurf of more-or-less tatty concrete blocks of flats and some chi-chi spa hotels. Read more“Bournemouth-on-borscht,” said my wife Sophie when we arrived in rain but neither was it borscht – we couldn’t see anything but pizza on offer when I spotted something quite different: an old military camp packed with ex-Soviet equipment for sale plus a hangar full of the weird and wonderful smaller stuff: weapons I was bargaining hard for a second world war vintage amphibious landing craft when Sophie dragged me away (it’s just out of town on Highway 11 Old military equipment on sale near Kołobrzeg Photograph: Kevin RushbyThe coast road rarely gives sight of the sea: it sticks to the forest parking wherever we found a handful of cars and tramping through soft-footed pines to the beach we discovered a good cafe in a stilted cabin over the breakers with views of endless sand colourfully chequered by windbreaks – essential here when it gets washed up – October is best.” for those of us who don’t like extreme heat or get itchy at the whine of a mozzie however: we lunched on pizza in the village of Sarbinowo and what we wanted was traditional Polish cooking a few strollers watched in puzzlement as we played cricket with pine cones and foraged sticks Why did we shout “six!” when it went in the sea At sunset we drove back towards Kołobrzeg, some of us determined to starve rather than eat pizza. Near the old port, with its impressive lighthouse, we finally discovered some Polish cuisine in Cafe Winogranami: golonka (pork knuckle) žurek (sour bread soup) and sledz (herring in oil) we explored the delights of pierogi (Polish dumplings) and goląbki (cabbage rolls) We had arrived at the Baltic coast via a marathon exploration of central Europe and the Balkans breaking our journey in Osnabruck – a small German city well-positioned for overnights between Poland and Zeebrugge The lighthouse in Kołobrzeg Photograph: Kevin RushbyIt had been a long and memorable journey and one I would highly recommend We’d learned the cyrillic alphabet (essential for Bulgaria) tasted delights such as lacror (Albania) and trivarica (Croatia) explored lost communist monuments (the Buzludzha in Bulgaria) and seen a thousand places where we would like to have lingered longer We had been apprehensive about driving through places like Albania we had met people who talked of further places Ukraine and Moldova – with affection and without mentioning the usual tales of woe Our horizons had expanded and internal barriers had come down Apartment accommodation in Kolobrzeg was provided by Novasol (0845 680 5856, novasol.co.uk) which has over 550 self-catering holiday homes in Poland and properties in 29 other European countries. Accommodation in Osnabruck was provided by Hotel Welp (doubles from €82 B&B, hotel-welp.de) Dec 6, 2021 | Culture, Society This article is illustrated with photographs by Jerzy Ochoński. More images from villages and towns around Poland are available on his website A recent selection of Europe’s most beautiful towns by CNN Travel surprised many in Poland by singling out Tarnów as its Polish pick “But wander the Old Town and you’ll find it still has that small-town feel with pretty medieval buildings that give a feel of how nearby Krakow was before mass tourism arrived.” Poland offers many other beautiful and interesting small towns off the beaten path that are a treasure-trove of culture each with populations of around 65,000 or fewer Photo: © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com Sandomierz played a key role in Polish history and was an important medieval urban centre Its location near the confluence of the Vistula and San rivers made it attractive from a trade and commerce perspective and the town was particularly prosperous prior to the Mongol invasions in the late 13th century Having escaped extensive damage through the course of the world wars Sandomierz is associated today with its charming and well-preserved old town which has become particularly well known in Poland as the setting for Ojciec Mateusz (Father Matthew) lined with original buildings with the beautiful town hall at centre stage There is also an underground tourist route Follow the cobblestone streets south to find Sandomierz Castle overlooking the Vistula River Not only does it offer excellent views of the surrounding area it also houses a museum that features exhibits related to local art and history Photo: Jerzy/Flickr (under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Photo: © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com On Poland’s northern Baltic Sea coast a name that translates as something like “by the shore” the expansive sandy beach is dotted with attractions including a bustling boulevard and many easily accessible bike paths If you’d like a better view with a dash of local history which offers a bird’s eye view of the sea as well as the pier and several historical buildings in the harbour which was historically part of the Hanseatic league and maintains close ties to other cities and towns along the Baltic and North Seas can also take a boat trip to Bornholm Island Photo: © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com Zamość, in Poland’s southeast, is best known for its immaculate old town, classified as a UNESCO world heritage site Known as a prime example of a 16th-century renaissance town Zamość’s original construction was completed with the help of the Italian architect Bernardo Morando who modelled his plans on Italian theories of the “ideal city” you can also take a look at the Zamość Fortress a series of fortifications encircling the town that were able to withstand the forces of the Cossacks as well as survive the Swedish Deluge they were among the largest of the fortifications in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Photo: Mariusz Cieszewski/MFA (under CC BY-ND 2.0) Photo: © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com Located on the Olza river along Poland’s border with the Czech Republic, Cieszyn was historically the capital of the Duchy of Teschen. Ruled first by the Polish Piast dynasty and later by the Habsburg Dynasty of Austria, Cieszyn has long been characterised by its blend of regional cultures the town was split in two between Poland and Czechoslovakia Today (Covid restrictions notwithstanding) you can cross the Friendship Bridge (pictured below) where Poles and Czechs celebrated together as they both entered the European Union and the Schengen Area enabling them to freely move from country to country Cieszyn also offers the opportunity for plenty of outdoor activities such as hiking and skiing in the Silesian Beskids mountains you can eat a Prince Polo chocolate bar where it was originally produced or visit the longest continuously operating brewery in Poland Photo: Maksym Kozlenko/Wikimedia Commons (under CC BY 4.0) Photo: © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com a village located at the tip of a narrow sandy peninsula jutting into the Gdańsk Bay whose diabolical name has led to many jokes Besides featuring some of the best sandy beaches in Poland along the Baltic Sea its location has also made Hel strategically important both economically and militarily throughout the ages the Hel peninsula was one of the longest-defended areas by the Polish Army with around 3,000 soldiers from the Coastal Defence Group managing to continue fighting until early October 1939 the harbour is thankfully used more for yachts and fishing boats with regularly scheduled ferry routes to the Tri-City area of Sopot Hel also has great options for those interested in diving or in the local wildlife There is a seal sanctuary (the Fokarium) and a fishing museum that’s affiliated with the larger National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk It's got so cold in Poland that even the seals' whiskers at the aquarium in Hel Hel has literally frozen over. pic.twitter.com/ruJbaEiGVz — Notes from Poland 🇵🇱 (@notesfrompoland) February 28, 2018 Photo: Elapros/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Nestled on a hill overlooking the Vistula River Kazimierz Dolny is a popular resort that is first on many people’s list when asked to name Poland’s most beautiful town It flourished during the 16th and 17th centuries and features many well-preserved buildings and old town squares from this period Kazimierz has attracted the Polish upper crust for centuries and other artists leaving behind a rich legacy It was also formerly a centre of Jewish life with Jews accounting for half of its interwar population Visitors wandering around the town today will also see craftsmen set up stands featuring their wares including stained glass and folk art in public squares The natural features of the area around Kazimierz Dolny also provide many opportunities for discovery The region is referred to as the Lesser Poland Gorge of the Vistula and it contains many hills and ravines to explore Photo: © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com Photo: © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com The village of Lanckorona lies southwest of Kraków in southern Poland Its eponymously named ruined castle was originally constructed to protect the road leading to the former royal capital It was the site of several intense battles in the 17th and 18th centuries first damaged during the Swedish Deluge and later in the Battle of the Bar Confederation attempting to fight off Russian influence and power over the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth The castle ruins are also associated with a UNESCO World Heritage site: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park Today Lanckorona is also well-known for its array of well-preserved wooden houses in the centre of the village that date back to the 19th century You can check out their ethnographic museum to get a glimpse of what everyday life was like for the village’s inhabitants in the 1800s Photo: © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com Mikołajki lies in the heart of the Masurian Lake District a region in northeastern Poland with over 2,000 lakes The area is particularly well-loved by locals in the summer due to the many options for leisure: everything from spa resorts and “glamping” in the woods to water sports and hiking trails while winter brings opportunities for ice skating or cross-country skiing as well as the popular tradition of “ice boats” on the lake – small sailboats fitted with skating blades so they can glide across the surface The village of Mikołajki is itself a picture-perfect resort town with a lovely lakeside promenade lined with cafes and restaurants that have views of the harbour There’s also an observation tower in the Church of St Nicholas that offers panoramic views of the village and surrounding lakes Photo: Flickr/Ministry of Foreign Affairs (under CC BY-NC 2.0) In southeastern Poland in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains and close to today’s border with Ukraine the historical town of Przemyśl abounds with cultural and architectural gems The Tatar Mound is thought to have been used as a place of worship for the old Slavic gods; today it offers breathtaking views of the surrounding town and countryside If you’re interested in castles and fortifications Przemyśl also has a lot to offer: old forts and 19th- century defensive buildings pepper the surrounding hills while Casimir Castle is adjacent to the historic old town The centre itself is full of beautiful churches and classic buildings that house several whimsical museums such as the Museum of Bells and Pipes or the local branch of the National Museum Photo: Piotr Marynowski/Wikimedia Commons (Under CC-BY-SA-3.0) In southwestern Poland not far from the Sudety Mountains Świdnica’s location resulted in a blend of German and Polish culture and traces of German influence can still be found A Lutheran church in the town, the Holy Trinity Church of Peace, was officially recognised by UNESCO as a world heritage site It is the largest wooden baroque temple in Europe The town square is also well-preserved and features some interesting museums dedicated to the history of trade in Silesia Świdnica is considered a good kicking-off point for those interested in hiking as four landscape parks are within easy reach of the town: Książ Landscape Park Those interested in castles would particularly like the first park with its magnificent Książ castle overlooking Pełcznica river gorge Church of Peace in Świdnica (Jar.ciurus/Wikimedia Commons, under CC BY-SA 3.0 PL) Main image credit: Flickr/Ministry of Foreign Affairs (under CC BY-NC 2.0) Shannon Listopad is a contributing editorial assistant at Notes from Poland With degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Jagiellonian University she has experience in market research and data insights and has contributed to publications and studies including the European Union EUROMEC project , , , , , Apr 30, 2025 | , , , That response will include “large Polish and NATO exercises in Poland” Apr 29, 2025 | , , , Those employed in Poland work on average the third-longest hours in the European Union Apr 28, 2025 | , , , , Westinghouse and Bechtel were first chosen in 2022 as partners on the 192 billion zloty ($51 billion) project please consider helping us to continue and expand it [email protected] Copyright © 2025 Notes From Poland | Design jurko studio | Code by 2sides.pl Senior Research Fellow at the Global Europe Centre ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR Weronika Strzyżyńska is currently studying journalism at Goldsmiths as a Scott Trust Bursary recipient She  has written on issues immigration and Brexit for New Statesman and Prospect Agnieszka Wądołowska is managing editor of Notes from Poland She has previously worked for Gazeta.pl and Tokfm.pl and contributed to Gazeta Wyborcza ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR Daniel Tilles is editor-in-chief of Notes from Poland and assistant professor of history at the Pedagogical University of Krakow He has written on Polish affairs for a wide range of publications The Independent and Dziennik Gazeta Prawna ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR Stanley Bill is the founder and editor-at-large of Notes from Poland.He is also Senior Lecturer in Polish Studies and Director of the Polish Studies Programme at the University of Cambridge Stanley has spent more than ten years living in Poland He founded Notes from Poland in 2014 as a blog dedicated to personal impressions cultural analysis and political commentary He is committed to the promotion of deeper knowledge and understanding of Poland He is the Chair of the Board of the Notes from Poland Foundation ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR Professor of European Studies at Oxford University ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR Professor at the Institute of History of the Jagiellonian University ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR Executive Director of Taube Family Foundation ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR Associate Professor at the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Science ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR German Oerlikon anti-aircraft gun on a naval mounting was pulled out of the water as a part of the Wracks of Kołobrzeg project of the Museum of Polish Arms in an action carried out together with the project partners. German Oerlikon anti-aircraft gun on a naval mounting was pulled out of the water as a part of the Wracks of Kołobrzeg project of the Museum of Polish Arms in an action carried out together with the project partners. The (machine) gun was designed in 1914 by Reinhold Becker. The estimated weight of the gun and the mounting is ca. 550 kg. It was widely used during the First and the Second World War. It was used in a modified form for a long time - e.g. Americans installed it on river monitors during the war in Vietnam. It is also being used today and is popular with the naval forces of the Border Guards of many countries. In the Maritime Open-air Museum in Kołobrzeg, there is an Oerlikon gun mounting marked “2 cm Flak 29” with number 1908, which was found last year. Director Aleksander Ostasz has also called for cooperation and assistance in rescuing the memorabilia of those who created the broadly understood maritime economy in Poland. - We’re also looking for forgotten or unwanted historical maritime technology items - he adds. - We’re interested in old equipment, photos, documents. The idea behind the action is rescuing of the largest possible number of historical maritime technology items - he emphasises. The Wrecks of Kołobrzeg project is held under the auspices of the Minister of Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation Marek Gróbarczyk and the Kołobrzeski District Governor Tomasz Tamborski. The underwater research and the 9th November action were possible thanks to e.g. the involvement of the Maritime Training Centre of the Maritime University of Szczecin in Kołobrzeg, to which the organisers of the action have sent their special thanks. Przeglądarka Internet Explorer nie jest wspierana Zalecamy użycie innej przeglądarki, aby poprawnie wyświetlić stronę Jul 8, 2020 | Society many Polish holidaymakers are taking a “stay-cation” this summer 84% of tourism-related searches made in Poland in May this year were for places in the country itself The Polish Tourist Organisation gives similar figures Some 87% of Poles intending to go on holiday this summer say they will do so without crossing any borders The most popular destination is the mountains in the south of the country Just over a quarter of Polish holidaymakers (27%) intend to head north to the beaches of the Baltic Sea while 16% will be taking their break near one of the thousands of lakes dotted around the country Poland offers a wealth of destinations to keep domestic holidaymakers happy we take a tour through some of the best tourist spots – both popular resort towns and regions as well as gems off the beaten track – through the lens of photographer Jerzy Ochoński We have chosen ten destinations – starting in the north and travelling south – that showcase much of the best the country has to offer. You can see more of Jerzy Ochoński’s photos from around Poland on his website. with windbreaks and beach huts in abundance © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com has become one of the country’s most popular seaside resorts The town itself has a fascinating history spanning more than a thousand years. In the Second World War, it became the fortress of Kolberg. By 1945, its German residents had fled or been expelled with the population falling to just 3,000 and 80% of the town lay in ruins tourists tired of the crowds on the beach can visit the Old Town Sun-worshippers on Kołobrzeg’s pier © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com the longest on the Baltic © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com Eastwards along the Baltic coast lies Sopot another attractive town that becomes crowded with tourists in summer Today part of the Tri-City area along with Gdynia and Gdańsk for hundreds of years it was an abandoned village Not until the 19th century did the fashionable spa resort of Zoppot attracting wealthy visitors from Danzig (now Gdańsk) and further afield Sopot’s 650-metre-long wooden pier is the longest of its type in Europe built after the First World War as a casino that was one of the main sources of income of the Free City of Danzig The Grand Hotel in Sopot viewed from the pier © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com Beach huts on Jurata beach on the Hel peninsula © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com Despite offering many opportunities for wordplay for tourists revelling in “going to Hel and back” (you can even take bus number 666 to get there prompting protests from concerned Christian organisations a couple of years back) the name of the village and the Hel peninsula that lead to it in fact probably comes from an Old Polish word meaning an empty The 35-kilometre narrow sand bar divides the Bay of Puck from the Baltic Sea and boasts a number of beautiful sandy beaches while the peninsula is also home to one of the president’s official residences Jurata beach on the Hel peninsula © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com near Goniądz © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com In north-eastern Poland lies another world an unspoilt wetland paradise home to numerous species of rare and endangered birds as well as beavers and elk Biebrza is Poland’s largest national park, centred around the meandering River Biebrza. Its marshes, accessed by raft or canoe, cover more than 250 km2. The area also demonstrates the delicate balancing act between human activity and preservation of natural riches: this year, a catastrophic fire broke out as a result of farmers burning grass Summer relaxation on the River Biebrza © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com The tongue-twisting Wzdzydze Lake © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com The area sprawling from the coast west of Gdańsk downwards is home to the distinct Kashubian language and its speakers of which some 50,000 still use the dialect at home It is also a picture-postcard land of hundreds of crystal-clear postglacial lakes and moraine hills that led to part of the region being nicknamed “the Kashubian Switzerland” The mesoregion and adjoining areas such as the Tuchola Forest also feature picturesque winding rivers that are popular for trips by kayak A windmill in Wzdydze at the oldest open-air ethnographic museum in Poland © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com Poland’s sailing capital © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com The largest and most popular lake district in Poland is Masuria a water paradise popular among yachters and anglers along with kayakers making their way across the thousands of lakes and along the intersecting canals as well as a heavily forested region criss-crossed with cycle paths is idyllically placed on a channel between two lakes Pleasure boats take passengers for a relaxing cruise along a succession of narrow lakes southwards to Ruciane-Nida A restaurant in the Mikołajki port © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com Giżycko town beach on Lake Niegocin © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com on a narrow pass between Lake Mamry and Lake Niegocin Although the town faces stern competition for the title of “Poland’s summer capital” that it claims it is certainly the biggest hub of water-based tourism with visitors passing through its hand-operated swing bridge on a variety of vessels the 19th-century Prussian Boyen Fortress and the 14th-century Teutonic castle A settlement in the area was in fact recorded much earlier The canal linking Niegocin and Kisajno Lakes in Giżycko © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com Rafts going down the Dunajec River Gorge in Pieniny National Park © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com and Zakopane and the Tatras often spring to mind But the south of Poland is in fact ringed by a number of smaller and lower ranges which offer spectacular views outstanding hikes and a number of surprises The Pieniny range straddles the Polish-Slovakian border The highest peak of its central part is the Three Crowns whose white faces loom over the stunning Dunajec River gorge Traditionally dressed raftsmen from both the Polish and the Slovak side of the river punt passengers downstream telling them local yarns and ribald jokes along the way Niedzica Castle and Lake Czorsztyn © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com View of Jelenia Góra Valley © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com an increasingly popular spot for active summer and winter holidaymakers in the Kamienna valley in the Sudetes close to the Czech border in southwestern Poland is another place where the region’s history lies just below the surface it was once the largest village in Prussia which means “Glass Clearing” in honour of the town’s glass industry which dates back at least to the 14th century said to consist of the tears of seven mermaids weeping for their sister who fell into the canyon was a location for one of the Chronicles of Narnia films The Kamieńczyk waterfall in the Karkonosze National Park © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com Lake Solińskie in the Bieszczady © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com Straddling Poland’s south-eastern border with Slovakia and Ukraine lie the Bieszczady Mountains While the etymology of the word is unclear for the demons said to have originated the mountains Until the forced resettlement known as Operation Vistula in 1947 84% of the population of the Polish part were Boykos as well as relatively remote and undeveloped It is popular among hikers seeking quieter trails and stunning landscapes keep an eye out for the fauna – the Bieszczady are home to grey wolves View of the high Bieszczady near Lutowiska © Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com summer 2016 (© Jerzy Ochoński/photospoland.com) All images copyright of Jerzy Ochoński. More of Jerzy Ochoński’s work can be found on his website, which offers a wide variety of images of different aspects of life in Poland Poland’s colourful Easter traditions in pictures Ben Koschalka is a translator and senior editor at Notes from Poland [email protected] CA Immo exits non-core market Serbia with the sale of the 19,600 sqm office building Sava Business Center in Belgrade Both the sales price and the buyer are subject to confidentiality As the PBSA sector finally takes off in Poland it is now increasingly attracting international operators and investors Eurobuild CEE spoke to Xior's investment manager about why it has such confidence in the Polish market Residential developer Develia has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire all the shares in Bouygues Immobilier Polska the Polish subsidiary of Bouygues Immobilier ESA logistika has leased 15,000 sqm in Prologis Park Piotrków GLP has completed the development of its Wrocław V Logistics Centre and has received a BREEAM rating of Outstanding Panattoni has secured EUR 40 mln in financing from BNP Paribas for the development of Panattoni Park Sosnowiec IV Newgate Investment (NGI) and Redkom Development are developing a large retail park in Bydgoszcz Deutsche Hypo – NORD/LB Real Estate Finance has provided a five-year green loan to Olivia Seven for the refinancing of the Olivia Prime A office building in Gdańsk-Oliwa communications and security company Motorola Solutions has signed a five-year lease renewal 18,000 sqm at the Green Office complex in Kraków’s Podgórze district Falling interest rates and easing monetary policy across the eurozone and CEEi are boosting investor confidence in the region’s commercial real estate market reveals Colliers in its ‘Beyond Real Estate | Economy’ report Panattoni is to build the Panattoni Park Mainz Süd in Erbes-Büdesheim bei Alzey Axi Immo has presented its latest report “Warsaw Office Market – Q1 2025 The market opened in 2025 on a steady footing with a notable increase in leasing activity and a modest decline in vacancy landlords continue to focus on upgrading existing assets and prioritizing quality over quantity Convenience store chain Żabka has officially opened a new logistics centre in Kąty Wrocławskie The first stage of the development will serve 1,500 stores in the Wrocław area Romanian Post has leased over 5,000 sqm of logistics space in CTPark Bucharest to serve as its temporary regional courier and logistics hub for Bucharest JLL has announced the sale and leaseback of two properties by a manufacturing company in a deal worth over PLN 1 bln Warehouse developer CTP is adding 2,000 sqm to its Clubco coworking development in Brno pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has extended an investment facility to PineBridge Benson Elliot for the Diuna Office Park in Warsaw The hotel market in Bucharest continued its recovery in 2024 while the ADR has finally surpassed the milestone of EUR 100 Torus has announced its All.inn students’ residence concept that is soon to appear on ul Peninsula Property has signed a contract with Doraco to build The Elements Resort a condohotel in Dźwirzyno on the Baltic sea Autograph Collection Hotels debuts in Croatia with The Isolano Located in a pine grove overlooking the Adriatic Sea the boutique hotel offers 49 guestrooms and suites Mövenpick has made its debut in Poland with the opening of two hotels – Mövenpick Grand Hotel Wrocław and Mövenpick Resort & Spa Karpacz The brand has plans for further expansion in Europe The first The Cloud One Hotel in Warsaw is set to open in the Upper One complex The Spark by Hilton brand is entering the Polish market with two new hotels Spark by Hilton Pobierowo and Spark by Hilton Krynica Morska will open within the next six months Boutique brand Accor is making its debut in Germany with the opening of a hotel in Düsseldorf The company also announces plans to open its first property in Croatia in 2026 The Art Nouveau hotel Grand Hotel Evropa in Prague has started operating under the W Hotels banner as W Prague This is the first property of this Marriott Bonvoy-owned brand in the Czech capital The Polish company Sinfam Investments became the new owner of the hotel Sofitel will remain the managing operator of the hotel It is located in the 42-storey high-rise Belgrade Tower (Kula Beograd) built at the meeting point of the Sava and Danube rivers Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego has granted a loan of up to EUR 40 mln to the Hungarian company from the Puro Group The financing will be used for the construction of a four-star premium hotel in the centre of Budapest S Immo has successfully completed a sale of the Juliš Hotel in Prague with a total leasable area of around 6,700 sqm The Moxy Hotels brand has announced the expansion of its European portfolio to 100 hotels by the end of 2025 17 more hotels are to open by the end of next year According to data from Cushman & Wakefield the Bucharest hotel market is experiencing the highest supply growth among the 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Viterra has moved into its ​​new 1,500 sqm offices in Olivia Prime part of the Olivia Centre business complex in Gdańsk Panattoni has acquired two properties near Gothenburg The brownfield sites will be replaced by a modern 43,000 sqm facility Contemporary cities are grappling with the challenge of fostering dynamic growth while alleviating environmental pressures Colliers has taken over the management of the Studio B office building located in the Warsaw Wola district The property is owned by Stena Real Estate .. The University of Warsaw has signed a contract with the general contractor for a project at ul The new building will house the faculti .. Velis Real Estate Tech is officially changing its name to Singu adopting the title of its property management product the construction of the Panattoni Park Unterfranken has officially started The new development is adjacent to a Leroy Merlin DIY store which is due to open at the end of November The centre is located close to the centre of Kołobrzeg and the S6 expressway It meets the requirements for BREEAM certification at the 'Very Good' level The financing for the shopping centre has been provided by a consortium of Aion and mBank BIG Poland has acquired the Multishop Suwałki retail park comprising 13,000 sqm of retail space The company now owns nine fully commercialized retail parks in Poland Slate Asset Management has sold three OBI retail stores to the Lindner Group from Germany Cushman & Wakefield has conducted a survey the findings of which are presented in the report From Shopping to Experiences: A Customer’s View on Shopping Centres and Retail Parks Cushman & Wakefield notes that despite evolving shopping trends both retail formats continue to hold strong appeal Multi Poland has taken on the management of the Galeria Przymorze shopping centre in Gdańsk The store offers lifestyle and sporting clothing and is to open this spring According to the "Quo Vadis E-commerce" report released by Cushman & Wakefield the online commerce continues to be a growth driver for the industrial & logistics real estate sector generating significant opportunities for developers and investors the investor behind the Projekt Góraszka shopping and entertainment complex in Wiązowna on Warsaw’s eastern outskirts has obtained a building permit for a mixed-use development Poznan-based company Scallier is opening another facility under the Funshop Park brand in Romania According to the latest report “At a Glance: Modern Retail Market in Poland Q4 2024” from BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland Poland’s retail market experienced record growth in 2024 Cushman &Wakefield has summarised the situation on the Polish retail market Over half a mln sqm of new retail space came on stream last year marking the highest new supply level in Poland since 2015 This robust development activity occurred amid rising demand from new retailers and improving consumer sentiment which boosted retail sales A new retail park with a total area of 24,000 sqm is set to be developed in Otwock under the name Świderek The investment will be led by Redkom Development Empik has opened a flagship store in the revitalised former Cepelia pavilion in the centre of Warsaw the modernist building has regained its former glory and once again impresses with its original appearance and modern interior Trei Real Estate Poland has opened its 40th Vendo Park The investment was created in Wrocław and has 5,000 sqm Vendo Park Wrocław is the first facility under this banner in the capital of Lower Silesia The retail park was built on a plot of approx An 800 sqm Biedronka grocery store is to open on the ground floor of the Moje Bielany residential complex which is being developed by CeMat A/S at ul Wólczyńska 121 in Warsaw’s Bielany district Trade.gov.pl airports in Poland have been welcoming thousands of passengers from all over the world France and Spain are particularly frequent Poland’s popularity as a winter travel destination is growing thanks to its rich holiday traditions and affordable prices compared to other European countries such as regular flights from the United Arab Emirates to Krakow Poland is also gaining on the  tourist map of tourists from the Middle East Direct flights from this direction to Krakow The most popular destinations are mountain towns where winter reveals its most beautiful face The mountains  their provide a unique backdrop you can relax in traditional highlander inns such as oscypek( a sheeps milk cheese) or kwaśnica (sauerkraut soup) Although winter on the Baltic Sea can be very windy it is the seaside towns that offer a completely different Gdańsk or Kołobrzeg become picturesque resorts during the Christmas season you can take advantage of a wide range of spa and wellness facilities for  physical and mental relaxation Polish Christmas markets are a must-see on the map of winter attractions for foreign tourists where the Main Market Square turns into a fairy-tale scene full of stalls the smell of mulled wine and carol performances The fair is distinguished not only by its grandeur but also by its attractions for the family – children can meet Santa Claus or take part in workshops Solny Square and two streets (Świdnicka and Oławska) are lit up with thousands of lights Attractions for children are a tradition every year an illuminated carousel and a Prezentuś – a dwarf who appears only during Christmas offers a carousel and magical installations that have won recognition in the European Best Christmas Market competition It is also worth taking part in a walk in the footsteps of Gdańsk legends listening to fairy tales or watching performances for the youngest spectators In Poznań,  “Poznań Bethlehem” is a market full of Christmas delicacies The Poznań Christmas market is one of the most beautiful events of this type in Poland The heart of Poland’s Christmas capital  is the Warsaw Barbican A walk from the Royal Łazienki Park leads to the centre of the Christmas market  and to the largest and most beautiful Christmas tree in Warsaw Each of these markets is a combination of tradition festive mood and local delicacies – the perfect places to feel the atmosphere of  a Polish Christmas we observed a continuation of the upward trend in foreign tourism when the number of tourists exceeded 7 million which is an increase of 21% compared to the previous year Poland remains one of the most visited countries in Central and Eastern Europe the Małopolskie Voivodeship (with Krakow at the forefront) remains in 1st place the region was visited by almost 1.7 million visitors from abroad No less significant results can be boasted by the Mazowieckie Voivodeship which  (with Warsaw at the forefront) also attracts tourists from all over the world the region was visited by over 1.6 million foreign visitors According to Poland’s Central Statistical Office the largest group were tourists from Germany (23 per cent of all those using the accommodation base) The top 9 countries in terms of the number of tourists visiting Poland in 2023 Poland offers something that is missing in other places – an authentic Christmas atmosphere free from an  excess of commercialism and traditional Christmas markets make visitors feel like they’re in a fairy tale Poland delights tourists with its hospitality and the richness of its  Christmas traditions Many people come to experience a unique Christmas Eve with  a meal consisting of12 traditional dishes sharing the traditional wafer and singing Christmas carols Christmas in Poland is more than just a winter holiday – it’s an experience that combines the magic of Christmas with the beauty of nature and authentic culture BETTER PHINANCE SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ W LIKWIDACJI "ATLAS WARD POLSKA" SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ The Polish clothing industry – a growing role in international trade Poland has been steadily increasing its share in the global clothing exports Poland drives the Startup revolution in Central and Eastern Europe Polish companies rank among those with the highest potential to become unicorns Tripling high-tech exports in the last 15 years exports of high-tech products from Poland reached EUR 37.25 bln The Polish Pavilion at Expo Osaka 2025 is open An area where our cultural heritage inspires the future International Exhibition – Agro Show 2025 will be held between the 19th-21st September 2025 The 5th International Trade Fair of Fire Brigade and Rescue Services Equipment will be held between … The Electronics Show is the largest event for the household appliances Warsaw Food Expo is an international trade fair for premium food The 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of service through the celebration of the event and the consecration of the new Church of St John Bosco on Saturday 21 October placed under the patronage of St John Bosco is one of the youngest in the diocese of Koszalin-Kolobrzeg It was established in 1993 by the decree of Bishop Rt Czesław Domino and entrusted to the Salesians of Don Bosco with the commitment to build and run a Catholic school as well first a temporary chapel and a religious house were built and then the construction of both the school and the church began the foundation stone from St John Bosco's birthplace was blessed and placed in the wall behind the main altar presided over by Bishop of the Diocese of Koszalin-Kolobrzeg The event was attended by many parishioners and Salesians who have shaped the local community over the past thirty years the faithful of the parish of St John Bosco celebrated a thanksgiving Sunday The event also celebrated the of the patron of the Salesian Primary School ANS - “Agenzia iNfo Salesiana” is a on-line almost daily publication the communication agency of the Salesian Congregation enrolled in the Press Register of the Tibunal of Rome as n 153/2007 This site also uses third-party cookies to improve user experience and for statistical purposes By scrolling through this page or by clicking on any of its elements the Jeu de Paume was the most famous museum of impressionist painting in the world were bathed in sunlight as they looked at its irrepressibly gay paintings This was the perfect place to experience late-19th century avant-garde certainties and 20th-century theories of preservation and presentation The Jeu de Paume today is quite another story Now a centre for modern and postmodern photography and media the museum has soared into the 21st century The present exhibition of two video installations and 70-odd photographs by the Dutch artist Rineke Dijkstra is as perfect an expression of its time as Monet's landscapes were of the 1870s If 19th-century progressivism longed for utopias shaped by science But amid the fractures and chatter of modern life It is to the unlikely world of adolescence that she brings us is divided loosely into five subjects - all portraits young mothers clasping their newborns; angst-ridden adolescents confrontational teenagers at dance clubs in Liverpool and Zaandam; novice toreadors fresh from the kill What is astonishing about Dijkstra's pictures is that so meticulously and respectfully presented serenity pervades the rooms where Dijkstra's pictures hang These youngsters loom silently against the land or sea like the viewpoints of Velazquez and Manet But these young people cannot be authoritative or heroic: they are unfinished This contradiction - the utterly still and the unstoppably mobile - is at the heart of the exhibition Dijkstra regards her subjects without judgment as if she wants to learn something from them They look back at her and her wide-angle camera with suspicion but also with eagerness and pride They present themselves with all their fantasy and anxiety Their bafflement and their hope engages us entirely And yet these children maintain their privacy In one picture after another these young people stand up and regard you We watch these boys and girls in the unsteadiness of their gestures and expressions as they shuttle between adolescence and adulthood two boys of about 15 or 16 reach for adulthood through the poses of their fathers The boy on the right tries out a sceptical grimace but the woodenness of his arms and the skinniness of his chest betray the child that he is a girl stands in the middle of a white wall She holds her newborn protectively and looks out at us wide-eyed even as she wears transparent white paper knickers in which a blue sanitary napkin catches our attention This girl-woman does not represent "motherhood" She is simply a girl at an exquisitely precise but transitory moment of her life Then there are the awkward teenage Liverpudlians posing just off the dancefloor of a club They are got up sexy but they would be too pathetic to watch were they not so angry his forefinger relaxed but near the trigger other battlefield paraphernalia distributed all over his body He stands tall on a field of brush and wildflowers but not with confidence so much as with the knowledge that he's doing what he's supposed to be doing In the same room is a photo of Omri before he was inducted into the army a sweet open-faced boy in stylish white T-shirt with royal-blue piping One particularly anti-heroic series of photographs of boys playing at being men is of the toreadors in Portugal This boy has played his part in an ancient ritual where someone or something will die Perhaps the best-known picture in the exhibition is Kolobrzeg The girl steps into the role of Botticelli's Venus but this Polish adolescent's pea-green swimsuit is so ugly we have to work hard not to hate the photograph the resemblance in the tilt of the body and its modest folding-in upon itself suggests a similar combination of self-knowledge and innocence She doesn't know what she wants or who she is Dijkstra's pictures are at once movingly particular and quietly abstract But then the high viewpoint and flattened background classicises them Yet so powerful is the pull of the details so lovingly captured is every blade of grass and you're left respectfully regarding a bunch of kids It is in this glimpse of boys and girls stretching toward self-definition that the sadness of these pictures resides As adults we know that these children will give up most of their fantasies These photos let you look into yourself with greater generosity but you are given the opportunity to look at others that way Because identity is not fixed in these pictures In a world of ferocious nationalisms and rabid religious conflict here are a flock of young birds let loose from across the world in which humane concerns surpass nationalistic or religious ones Leon Krekovic podpisał dziś 1,5 – roczny kontrakt z drużyną Biało – Niebieskich 23 – letni lewonożny skrzydłowy rozegrał 51 meczów w młodzieżowych reprezentacjach Chorwacji Wychowanek Hajduka Split w ostatnim czasie występował w finlandzkim FC Lahti the painter Christopher Wool adapted one of his recent word paintings to a series of billboards seen around Pittsburgh that read: “The show is over No more coats and no more home.” The quotation—a chilling definition of nihilism by the Situationist writer Raoul Vaneigem—was a perfect epitaph for the just passed Reagan era and captured the fractious tenor of the early 1990s and music was gratifyingly messy in both form and message provoking the viewer with uneasy truths about the unraveling social fabric slashing paintings of sexual violence—part late de Kooning part bathroom graffiti—and Cindy Sherman’s grotesque tableaux of medical supply dolls constituted a perfect backdrop to the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill controversy then playing out on Capitol Hill With its shambling arrangements of cultural detritus “scatter art” (now called “installation art”) was an aggressive assault on the pristine white cube of the gallery space—a visual analogue to the punk rock that exploded into national consciousness after a decade of subterranean existence As the decade mellowed under the lulling influence of the dot-com boom and the end of the Cold War the art of the mid-1990s reflected both the newly global situation and the increasingly blurred line between the real and the virtual Andreas Gursky’s spectacular large-scale photographs of frenzied stock markets and designer shoe displays were like advertisements for the zeitgeist: digitally punched up Gabriel Orozco traveled the globe making fragile economical sculpture and photographs from the humblest of cast-off materials—recycling the everyday into poetic objects that oscillated in the mind between reality and the imagination (1995.137.2) but in a way far removed from the latter’s more casual European sensibility—feats of endurance and obsessive making (with a heavy dose of showmanship and magic mixed in) from an exploding star form created from thousands of toothpicks to a sheet of paper stared at by the artist for 10,000 hours in which useless skill and endless labor are pushed toward a bedazzled transcendence The “is-it-live-or-is-it-Memorex?” of contemporary existence as simultaneously lived and imagined was a hallmark of photography in the 1990s and an inevitable response to the penetration of the media into every corner of public space and private thought Artists such as Cindy Sherman and Laurie Simmons Jeff Wall and James Casebere became key figures in the new work of 1990s photographers such as Sharon Lockhart and Thomas Demand whose images were epistemological exercises in how we experience memory and identity through the sea of images into which we are born The ultimate expression of this idea came in the ascendance of large-scale immersive video installations by Doug Aitken (2004.223) and others who converted the white cube of the gallery space into the black box of the moviehouse or psychological experiment theatricalizing the universal experience of technological and information overload upon an endlessly fractured constantly regulated and diverted consciousness “Art and Photography: 1990s–present.” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ap90/hd_ap90.htm (October 2004) More from the Timeline of Art HistoryView all