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The Polish Institutes

Founder	Polish government
Type	Cultural institution
Area served	25 countries, worldwide
Services	Polish cultural and language education

The Polish Institutes is a network of cultural diplomatic missions reporting to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland. As of 2025, there were 25 of them. Their mission is described as "creating a positive image of Poland abroad" by promoting Polish culture, history, science, language, and national heritage. Other tasks include supporting cultural exchange, in particular, within the framework of the European Union National Institutes for Culture, as well as implementation of various international cultural programmes.

Polish Institutes cooperate with local institutions and NGOs in organizing various events. The names may slightly differ in some countries. For example, in London and New York, the institute is called "Polish Cultural Institute".

Locations

Location	Name of the institute in Polish	Local name
Belgrade	Instytut Polski w Belgradzie	Poljski institut u Beogradu
Berlin	Instytut Polski w Berlinie	Polnisches Institut in Berlin
Bratislava	Instytut Polski w Bratysławie	Poľský Inštitút Bratislava
Brussels	Instytut Polski w Brukseli	Service culturel de l’Ambassade de Pologne
Budapest	Instytut Polski w Budapeszcie	Lengyel Intézet Budapest
Bucharest	Instytut Polski w Bukareszcie	Institutul Polonez din Bucureşti
Düsseldorf	Instytut Polski w Düsseldorfie	Polnisches Institut Düsseldorf
Kyiv	Instytut Polski w Kijowie	Польський Інститут у Києві
Leipzig	Instytut Polski w Berlinie, filia w Lipsku	Polnisches Institut Berlin / Filiale Leipzig
London	Instytut Kultury Polskiej w Londynie	Polish Cultural Institute in London
Madrid	Instytut Polski w Madrycie	Instituto Polaco de Cultura en Madrid
Minsk	Instytut Polski w Mińsku	Польскі Інстытут ў Мінску
Moscow	Instytut Polski w Moskwie	Польский культурный центр в Москве
New Delhi	Instytut Polski w Nowym Delhi	Polish Cultural Institute in New Delhi
New York City	Instytut Kultury Polskiej w Nowym Jorku	Polish Cultural Institute in New York
Paris	Instytut Polski w Paryżu	Institut Polonais Paris
Beijing	Instytut Polski w Pekinie	波兰共和国驻华大使馆文化处
Prague	Instytut Polski w Pradze	Polský institut v Praze
Rome	Instytut Polski w Rzymie	Istituto Polacco di Roma
Saint Petersburg	Instytut Polski w Sankt Petersburgu	Польский институт в Санкт-Петербурге
Sofia	Instytut Polski w Sofii	Полски институт в София
Stockholm	Instytut Polski w Sztokholmie	Polska institutet i Stockholm
Tel Aviv	Instytut Polski w Tel Awiwie	המכון הפולני בישראל
Tbilisi	Instytut Polski w Tbilisi	პოლონური ინსტიტუტი თბილისში
Tokyo	Instytut Polski w Tokio	ポーランド広報文化センター
Vienna	Instytut Polski w Wiedniu	Polnisches Institut Wien
Vilnius	Instytut Polski w Wilnie	Lenkijos institutas Vilniuje

Notable people

• Leszek Włodzimierz Biały (born 1954), Deputy Director of the Polish Institute in Bucharest (2013–17); ambassador to Panama (2017–23).
• Urszula Doroszewska (born 1954), Director of the Polish Institute in Minsk (2013–15); ambassador to Georgia (2008–13) and Lithuania (2017–23).
• Joanna Hofman (born 1967), Director of the Polish Institute in Tel Aviv (2017–20); ambassador to Finland (2007–11), ambassador to Sweden (2020–24).
• Mirosław Jasiński (born 1960), Director of the Polish Institute in Prague (2001–05); ambassador to the Czech Republic (2021–22)
• Iwona Kozłowska, Deputy Director of the Polish Institute in Berlin (1999–2001); ambassador to Switzerland (2020–24)
• Adrian Kubicki (born 1987), Director of the Polish Cultural Institute in New York (2019–20); Consul General of Poland in New York City (2020–24).
• Andrzej Papierz (born 1966), Director of Polish Institute in Sofia (2001–06); ambassador to Bulgaria (2007–10) and to Montenegro (2023–24), Consul General in Almaty (2013–16) and in Istanbul (2017–18), Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2018), and Director General of the Foreign Service (2018–21).
• Maciej Ruczaj (born 1983), Director of the Polish Institute in Prague (2016–23); ambassador to Slovakia (2023–24).
• Piotr Skwieciński (born 1963), Director of the Polish Institute in Moscow (2019–22); ambassador to Armenia (2023–24).

See also

• Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum

References

1. "About Us," Polish Cultural Institute New York.
2. "The Polish Institute, Berlin," Berlin Global, March 9, 2016.
3. "Polish Institutes," Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Republic of Poland.
4. ^ Polish Institutes, at gov.pl
5. "Polska wzmacnia obecność dyplomatyczną na Bałkanach". gov.pl (in Polish). Embassy of Poland in Serbia. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
6. Instytut Polski w Berlinie.
7. Instytut Polski w Bratysławie.
8. Service culturel de l’Ambassade de Pologne en Belgique.
9. Instytut Polski w Budapeszcie.
10. Instytut Polski w Bukareszcie.
11. Instytut Polski w Düsseldorfie.
12. Instytut Polski w Kijowie.
13. Instytut Polski w Lipsku.
14. Instytut Kultury Polskiej w Londynie.
15. Instytut Polski w Madrycie.
16. Instytut Polski w Mińsku.
17. Instytut Polski w Moskwie.
18. Instytut Polski w New Delhi.
19. Instytut Kultury Polskiej w Nowym Jorku.
20. Instytut Polski w Paryżu.
21. "Instytut Polski w Pekinie".
22. Instytut Polski w Pradze.
23. Instytut Polski w Rzymie.
24. Instytut Polski w Sankt Petersburgu.
25. Instytut Polski w Sofii.
26. Instytut Polski w Sztokholmie.
27. Instytut Polski w Tel Awiwie.
28. Instytut Polski w Tbilisi.
29. Instytut Polski w Tokio.
30. Instytut Polski w Wiedniu.
31. Instytut Polski w Wilnie.

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