Year: 2016
Kosciuszko Heritage will be at Polish Christmas festival
Kosciuszko Heritage will be at this year’s Polish Christmas Festival in Darling Harbour.
The event will take place in the renovated Tumbalong Park in Sydney’s CBD, on December 4, between 11 am and 6 pm.
Kosciuszko Heritage will be promoting the 2017 Year of Kosciuszko, as well as selling Kosciuszko DVDs at its stall.
Patron installed during gala premiere
Richard Broinowski has been installed as the new patron of Kosciuszko Heritage during the gala premiere of the English-language version of the film Kosciuszko: Poland Will Yet Dance.
Currently the NSW President of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, Richard was previously a long-time Australian diplomat.…
A Trip in Kosciuszko’s Honour
A Kosciuszko Heritage committee member has travelled to Solothurn, in Switzerland, following in the footsteps of Tadeusz Kosciuszko.
Krzysztof Lachowicz was part of a group that made its way to the Swiss city, which is known as the location of the Polish freedom fighter’s death.
Sculptress agrees to be a Kosciuszko arts competition judge
The American sculptress Tracy Sugg has agreed to be a judge in next year’s Kosciuszko arts competition.
Tracy’s oeuvre includes a monument of Tadeusz Kosciuszko, as well as busts and paintings of the freedom fighter, along with busts of other distinguished Poles.…
Artwork donation from the U.S.
The American sculptress Tracy Sugg has donated an artwork to Kosciuszko Heritage.
The piece, titled The Spirit of Polonia, features a high relief sculpture of a figure personifying ‘Polonia’ (the Polish Community), with a sword in one hand and a victory wreath in the other, depicting the way in which her determination throughout history has ensured her victory.
Kosciuszko film in English launched
The English-language version of the film Kosciuszko: Poland Will Yet Dance has been launched at a colourful gala premiere.
The event, held at Sydney’s Parliament House last night, also featured performances by Amelia Gnatek and Olivia Kowalik, as well as speeches from the Polish Consul General, Regina Jurkowska, and the U.S.…
Kolorowa Gala Premiere
Kosciuszko Heritage invited to symposium
Kosciuszko Heritage has been invited to participate in a symposium about Tadeusz Kosciuszko.
The invitation – to the XXVIII International Kosciuszko Symposium on the Occasion of the 222nd Anniversary of the Battle of Maciejowice and the 270th Anniversary of the Birth of Tadeusz Kosciuszko – was sent by Leszek Marek Krzesniak, the president of the Polish Kosciuszko Foundation.
Premiere of Kosciuszko film in English
The English-language version of the film Kosciuszko: Poland Will Yet Dance is to be launched at Sydney’s iconic Parliament House.
The premiere of the film will take place on October 6, 2016, in the Parliament House Theatrette.
The event has been made possible thanks to generous funding from the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Sydney.