Polish Institute

The Polish Institutes is a network of cultural diplomatic missions reporting to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland.^[1][2] As of 2025^[update], there were 27 of them.^[3] Their mission is described as "creating a positive image of Poland abroad" by promoting Polish culture, history, science, language, and national heritage.^[4] 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.^[4]

The Polish Institutes

Founder	Polish government
Type	Cultural institution
Area served	24 countries, worldwide
Services	Polish cultural and language education

Polish Institutes cooperate with local institutions and NGOs in organizing various events.^[4] The names may slightly differ in some countries. For example, in London and New York, the institute is called "Polish Cultural Institute".

Locations

Seats of Polish Institutes

Prague

Leipzig

Budapest

Vienna

Brussels

New York City

Location	Name of the institute in Polish	Local name
Belgrade	Instytut Polski w Belgradzie[5]	Poljski institut u Beogradu
Berlin	Instytut Polski w Berlinie[6]	Polnisches Institut in Berlin
Bratislava	Instytut Polski w Bratysławie[7]	Poľský Inštitút Bratislava
Brussels	Instytut Polski w Brukseli[8]	Service culturel de l’Ambassade de Pologne
Budapest	Instytut Polski w Budapeszcie[9]	Lengyel Intézet Budapest
Bucharest	Instytut Polski w Bukareszcie[10]	Institutul Polonez din Bucureşti
Düsseldorf	Instytut Polski w Düsseldorfie[11]	Polnisches Institut Düsseldorf
Kyiv	Instytut Polski w Kijowie[12]	Польський Інститут у Києві
Leipzig	Instytut Polski w Berlinie, filia w Lipsku[13]	Polnisches Institut Berlin / Filiale Leipzig
London	Instytut Kultury Polskiej w Londynie[14]	Polish Cultural Institute in London
Madrid	Instytut Polski w Madrycie[15]	Instituto Polaco de Cultura en Madrid
Minsk	Instytut Polski w Mińsku[16]	Польскі Інстытут ў Мінску
Moscow	Instytut Polski w Moskwie[17]	Польский культурный центр в Москве
New Delhi	Instytut Polski w Nowym Delhi[18]	Polish Cultural Institute in New Delhi
New York City	Instytut Kultury Polskiej w Nowym Jorku[19]	Polish Cultural Institute in New York
Paris	Instytut Polski w Paryżu[20]	Institut Polonais Paris
Beijing	Instytut Polski w Pekinie[21]	波兰共和国驻华大使馆文化处
Prague	Instytut Polski w Pradze[22]	Polský institut v Praze
Rome	Instytut Polski w Rzymie[23]	Istituto Polacco di Roma
Saint Petersburg	Instytut Polski w Sankt Petersburgu[24]	Польский институт в Санкт-Петербурге
Sofia	Instytut Polski w Sofii[25]	Полски институт в София
Stockholm	Instytut Polski w Sztokholmie[26]	Polska institutet i Stockholm
Tel Aviv	Instytut Polski w Tel Awiwie[27]	המכון הפולני בישראל
Tbilisi	Instytut Polski w Tbilisi[28]	პოლონური ინსტიტუტი თბილისში
Tokyo	Instytut Polski w Tokio[29]	ポーランド広報文化センター
Vienna	Instytut Polski w Wiedniu[30]	Polnisches Institut Wien
Vilnius	Instytut Polski w Wilnie[31]	Lenkijos institutas Vilniuje

Notable people

Joanna Hofman

Adrian Kubicki

• 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