Let us guide you through narratives based on the motives that distinguish Poland on the international area.
The last zone of the pavilion makes for a spectacular finale to the exhibition. As they experience large-format multimedia projections and music, visitors are invited to co-create Polish "landscapes of creativity" and immerse themselves in stories that feature the uniqueness of Poland and Poles. The concept for this zone was created by Science Now, Stellar Fireworks, and Tellart.
The last zone of the Pavilion, which through large-format multimedia projections and music will create a spectacular finale to our exhibition. Our guests will be invited to co-create a Polish „landscapes of creativity” and to immerse themselves in extensive themes that distinguish Poland and Poles on the international arena. Science Now, Stellar Fireworks and Tellart consortium is responsible for creating the concept of this zone.
The last zone of the Pavilion, which through large-format multimedia projections and music will create a spectacular finale to our exhibition. Our guests will be invited to co-create a Polish „landscapes of creativity” and to immerse themselves in extensive themes that distinguish Poland and Poles on the international arena. Science Now, Stellar Fireworks and Tellart consortium is responsible for creating the concept of this zone.
Space
“We don't want to conquer the cosmos, we simply want to extend the boundaries of Earth to the frontiers of the cosmos.”
A great mind
Stanisław Lem is one of the most respected thinkers and science-fiction writers of the last century. The works of this Polish futurologist and essayist have been translated into 41 languages, with 27 million copies sold. Worldwide, Lem is best known as the author of the 1961 novel Solaris.
Discovering new planets
In 1992, Aleksander Wolszczan discovered that an atypical star, pulsar PSR 12752+12 in the constellation of Virgo, is orbited by three planets with Earth-mass planets. This marked the first confirmation of extrasolar planets (those outside our solar system) and pulsar planets.
Space explorers
The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment is a Polish astronomy project, based at the University of Warsaw, which runs a long-term variability sky survey. Its main scientific goals are to search for extrasolar planets, study dark matter with microlensing phenomena, explore galactic structure, and analyze the time-scale variability of hundreds of millions of regularly observed objects. Since 1992, it has discovered a multitude of extrasolar planets.
Immerse yourself into the imaginarium of Stanisław Lem
Stanisław Lem – Visioner
Did you know that Stanisław Lem predicted the Internet, smartphones, e-books, 3D printing and more?
During the 1980s and 1990s, Polish mountain climbers dominated the Himalayan climbing scene.
The first woman to summit K2
Wanda Rutkiewicz climb K2 in 1986
Summit all eight-thousanders
Jerzy Kukuczka became the second person to climb all 14 “eight-thousanders.”
Winter ascents of Mount Everest
Krzysztof Wielecki became the first person to climb Mt. Everest in the winter.
Tatra Mountains – first base camp before a peak in the Himalayas
“It was a complex paradox as the situation in Poland was quite bad, but alpinism was doing very well.”
Jerzy Kukuczka
Jerzy Kukucza is widely considered one of the best high-altitude climbers in history. In 1987, he became the second person to conquer the crown of the Himalayas. He also created the "Polish Line" route on K2, which has never been repeated.
Phenomenal Polish Himalayism
In the 1980s and '90s, Polish mountain climbers dominated the Himalayan scene. They scaled some of the world's most difficult peaks and challenged the limits of possibility, distinguished by an original style of climbing. Andrzej Zawada, Jerzy Kukuczka, Krzysztof Wielecki, Wojciech Kurtyka, and Wanda Rutkiewicz — they all honed their skills in Poland's Tatra mountains.
Wanda Rutkiewicz
“Wanda is the living proof that women can put up performances at high altitude that most men can only dream of.” That's what Reinhold Messner, arguably the greatest mountaineer in history, said about Wanda Rutkiewicz. She was the first woman to reach the summit of K2, and the third woman (and first European woman) to climb Mount Everest.
Under protection
The Tatra National Park is located in the Tatra Mountains in southern central Poland. It is home to endangered and endemic wildlife species. Some of the most popular species include the brown bear, Eurasian lynx, and European otter. The earliest calls for the protection of the Tatras came at the end of the 19th century.
A new generation
Andrzej Bargiel was born on April 18, 1988 in Łętownia, near Jordanów. He is the ninth of 11 children of Maria and Józef Bargiel. "Energy has been bursting within me since my childhood. No one was able to manage me — neither teachers, nor parents, who unsuccessfully tried to direct my energy to work in the backyard or household." In 2018, he made the first solo descent of K2.
Immerse yourself into the story of Polish Himalayism
The Story of Wanda Rutkiewicz
Wanda Rutkiewicz is one of the most memorable female climbers, the first European to climb Mount Everest, the first woman ever to climb K2, and the only female climber of her time who could challenge men and prove to them women were equal.
However, underneath all this success there was loneliness, dejection, and desperate efforts to build a normal life outside of 8000-metre-high peaks…
Witness the beauty of the last primeval forest in Europe
Bison
The king of Polish fauna. An adult bull weighs up to 900 kilograms, and its height at withers can reach 180 centimeters. Hunted to near-extinction in the early 20th century, bison were later reintroduced from captivity. Today, the largest bison herd found in the forest includes more than 700 of these amazing animals.
"Maciek" the Oak
This is the largest oak in Białowieża National Park. It also boasts the largest circumference of all the forest's trees. "Maciek" measures in at 40.8 meters high.
Red Deer
Red deer are most exciting to watch in the autumn when the rut begins. The rut is a contest between sexually mature deer. They fight for access to a harem of fertile females. First, they fight vocally. If this is not enough to ward off a competitor, rivals parallel-walk before locking antlers.
Lynx
The lynx is a lonely predator. It hunts ungulates, such as deer. Lynx can even hunt moose. This may come surprise,e as its weight is comparable to that of a roe deer.
Wolves
The population on the Polish side of the forest numbers 20-40 wolves, and is stable. Wolves generally don’t pose a danger to humans. Maybe you've tried to spot them? Your best chance of seeing a wolf is at dawn or dusk.
Immerse yourself into the sounds of Podlaskie Province
The Sounds of the Primeval Forest
Explore the wildlife in Podlasie with the Xylopolis Project.
Polish gaming companies produce nearly half a thousand games per year.
Rapidly growing sector
Poland is third largest exporter of video games in the world.
Diverse digital culture
Each year, Poland releases around 200 PC and console games, 35 VR titles, and 100 mobile games.
INTERNATIONAL BRANDING
Exports generate almost 96% of the Polish gaming industry's revenues.
A game-industry giant
CD Projekt RED is one of the most valuable game companies in Europe — ranked 1st in 2020. Its flagship game, The Witcher Trilogy, has sold over 50M copies.
Experimental storytelling
Different Tales is an indie studio that focuses on experimental storytelling. It was founded in June 2018 by video-game industry veterans. The company tells stories rooted in the common human experience and that can be discovered at the player’s own pace. Last year, Different Tales revealed Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest. The game is set in Białowieża Forest.
Not just for PCs
BoomBit is one of the world's leading 63mobile game developers and publishers, boasting more than 900M game downloads. BoomBit explores multiple gaming genres. Its top hits include Hunt Royale (MOBA), Slingshot Stunt Driver (Hyper-Casual), and Car Driving School (Simulator). The company is also actively developing in-house analytical and automation tools for user acquisition, as well as a proprietary artificial-intelligence system to increase player engagement.
A strong community
Poznań Gamę Arena is the largest gaming expo in Central Europe. Every October, tens of thousands of players gather at PGA to meet their idols and experience game premieres, award ceremonies and tournaments. PGA is, alongside the Game Industry Conference, the main meeting place for the thriving Polish game industry.
Immerse yourself in Polish NIGHTSSS
VR: NIGHTSSS — An Award-Winning VR Poem From Poland
NIGHTSSS, the debut of directors Weronika Lewandowsa and Sandra Frydyrysiak, was a hit at Sundance 2021. It was also an official selection at the prestigious goEast festival in Wiesbaden and won Best VR Sound Design at Cinequest. NIGHTSSS was created at the vnLab (Visual Narratives Laboratory) at the Łódź Film School.
Transformation
Poland’s economic and social transformation from a post-soviet economy is a world success story.
1966
Warsaw's Powiśle train station
2021
Railway station and meeting place.
1955
The Palace of Science and Culture in Warsaw
2021
Warsaw city center
Warsaw, Poland's vibrant capital, offers a variety of tourist attractions and business opportunities.
2020
Cyberpunk 2077 — sold more than 13.7M copies in 2020 alone.
1979
Katowice, Silesia
2021
Katowice, a dynamically developing city in Poland's Silesia region, will host the 2022 World Urban Forum (WUF11).
2018
The Polish film Cold War was nominated for three Academy Awards in 2019.
Institute of Electronic Materials Technology in Warsaw
Immerse yourself into story about transformation of the system and society
Inspired yourself
Listen to the story of Professor Zbigniew Religa, a man who wasn’t afraid to defy old prejudices, the medical system and society, the communist party and hundreds of roadblocks to help others. How did he manage to do that? What does it take to shake an obsolete system and build a modern cardiac-surgery clinic in the middle of nowhere?
