The Polish Museum of America
The Polish Museum of America was established in 1935 as the “Museum and Archives of the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America.” The first public display area opened on January 12, 1937 in a specially designed and constructed room within the headquarters building of the PRCUA. From that date the Museum’s collection and importance grew very rapidly and quickly gained autonomous status as “The Polish Museum of America” with its own governing board of directors.
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Thank you to all who attended last night's conversation on the Ukrainian War, in partnership with the The Wende Museum, as we discussed recent developments and their regional and global ramifications. This event was made possible through the support of the DePaul University Department of Political Science. Thank you for supporting our work in providing a forum for the study and exploration of our military and citizen-soldiers.
We would also like to thank representatives from both Ukrainian and Polish Consulates as well as the Polish Museum of America and the Ukrainian National Museum for their support.
In case you missed last night's event, Assessing the Ukrainian War can be accessed on our website here: bit.ly/Assessing-Ukrainian-War
The PRCUA was proud to sponsor and host the annual meeting of the Polish American Chamber of Commerce, which met at the Polish Museum of America last Thursday.
Sponsored by the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America - PRCUA, our After Hours gathering at the Polish Museum of America (PMA) last week doubled as the PACC's annual meeting. Highlights of the evening included updates and remarks from the PACC leadership and introductions of new members. In addition to PACC President Iwona J. Filipiak's address, we also had an opportunity to hear from President of the PRCUA and Chairman of the Museum Jim Robaczewski, President of the PMA Richard Owsiany, Head of Poland's Foreign Trade Office in Chicago Michal Rzeznik, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi and Chicago Business Affairs & Consumer Protection Director of Public Affairs Elisa Sledzinska. We thank everyone who attended, the PRCUA for their generous sponsorship, and the PMA for their hospitality!
While I'm still in Springfield, I'm grateful that my staff was able to join the Polish American Chamber of Commerce and the Polish Museum of America for their Annual Meeting and networking event. I am looking forward to continuing our partnership when we celebrate the signing of HB5581, my legislation to designate the Milwaukee Avenue Polish Heritage Corridor, later this spring.
Pleasure to chat with Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi during Annual Polish American Chamber of Commerce meeting at Polish Museum of America
9 kwietnia w Muzeum Polskim w Ameryce odbędą się Warsztaty Pisanek Wielkanocnych. O szczegółach w rozmowie z Justyna Dobrzynska mówi instruktorka, Krystyna Burd.
Polish Museum of America
Pierwszy dzień wiosny 🌷🌿
W takim dniu nie moglibyśmy zapomnieć o wyjątkowym wiosennym poloniku 👉 przed Wami obraz "Wiosna" Ireny Pokrzywnickiej, z cyklu "Cztery pory roku" 🌺🌻
Irena Pokrzywnicka (1907-1975) była malarką związaną ze stowarzyszeniem „Rytm”, ale też świetną ilustratorką (m.in. książek Kornela Makuszyńskiego), projektantką kostiumów oraz nowoczesnych wnętrz, a w czasie wojny została zaprzysiężoną żołnierką AK i na prośbę powstańczego kapelana, ks. Apolinarego Leśniewskiego, namalowała „Matkę Boską Armii Krajowej”. Kochała wyrafinowaną modę i uwielbiała bywać w towarzystwie 💃
Dzieło Pokrzywnickiej na co dzień eksponowane jest w Polish Museum of America. W latach 2018-2020 "Wiosna" znalazła się wśród kilkudziesięciu obrazów odrestaurowanych dzięki konserwatorom i pomocy Instytutu Polonika. Obraz został naciągnięty na nowe krosna, uzupełniono także ubytki warstwy malarskiej oraz ubytki drewna, sporządzono dokumentację prac konserwatorskich 👋
W poniedziałek w Muzeum Polskim w Ameryce odbyły się wirtualne obchody Dnia Pułaskiego. Polonia rozpoczęła świętowanie w sobote 5 marca w Domu Podhalan, skladajac kwiaty pod popiersiem generala Pułaskiego.
Polish Museum of America Związek Podhalan w Ameryce Północnej Polish Consulate in Chicago
On Monday, the Polish American community in Chicago, along with their friends and supporters, gathered at the Polish Museum of America to remember and celebrate the life and achievements of General Casimir Pulaski, the hero of two nations. We were honored to be joined by the ambassador of the Republic of Poland, Marek Magierowski, as well as Lori Lightfoot, mayor of Chicago, and many other national and local officials.
We invite you to visit the event page, where you can relive the celebration through pictures and video:
https://www.polishmuseumofamerica.org/2022-pulaski-day/
Burmistrz Chicago Lori Lightfoot i ambasador Polski w Stanach Zjednoczonych Marek Magierowski mówią o znaczeniu obchodów Dnia Pułaskiego.
Chicago Mayor's Office Polish Museum of America
The Polish Museum of America celebrated Pulaski Day earlier this morning with top officials from national, state, county, and city governments as well as leaders of Polonian organizations and institutions. To watch a full recap of the event, visit Polish Museum of America on Facebook.
Casimir Pulaski Day is a local holiday observed annually in Illinois since 1977 on the first Monday in March in honor of General Kazimierz (Casimir) Pulaski.
Recognized as the "Father of the American Cavalry," Pulaski offered his services as an experienced military leader to the American Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. In 1778, he established the Pulaski Legion, a corps of Frenchmen, German Hessians, and Poles, who were instrumental in saving Charleston, South Carolina, from British occupation in 1779.
