The UK/Poland Season 2025 is a diverse programme of over 100 multi-artform events in 40 cities in both countries. The Season will invigorate the UK-Poland cultural dialogue in addressing global challenges and will open new opportunities for cultural leaders and the next generation of artists.
Events in Poland are organised by British Council and those in the UK by Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Polish Cultural Institute and British Council. The season takes place from March to November 2025.
The Opening of the UK/Poland Season 2025 in Poland will be organised on 5 March at the Museum Sztuki - MS2 in Łódź, along with the opening of the exhibition St. Ives and Elsewhere, presenting works from the British Council Collection.
Follow us here and on our social media for more information and updates on the Season from 5 March.
Although the full UK/Poland Season 2025 programme will be announced in March, we are already presenting previews of a few events:
| Dates | Where | Project's name | Short description |
| 5 March | Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź | St Ives and Elsewhere | Exhibition of works by British landscape painters from the British Council Collection, the Tate and Polish museums' collections. |
| 25 April | Łaźnia Centre for Contemporary Art in Gdańsk | Changes | A collaboration between Łaźnia Centre for Contemporary Art in Gdańsk and The Box in Plym-outh, which will showcase works from the British Council Collection. It draws on the contexts of Poland and the UK, exploring instability as something that unites both countries in the way they face new political environments, climate change, migration, conflict, and issues of free-dom and independence. |
| June 2025 | Fotofestival in Łodź | Here and There | An exhibition focused on diasporic stories and the history of the Polish diaspora in the UK since 1939, presented by Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture in collaboration with Fotofestiwal in Łódź. |
| July 2025 | Different Sounds Festival in Lublin | Different Sounds | Different Sounds Festival 2025 partners with Cryptic Glasgow to premiere an outdoor sound in-stallation, indoor sound & light sculptures, and live AV performances. |
Partnerships supported by the British Council:
Hard Rain Soloist Ensemble & Hashtag Ensemble & Warsaw Autumn
British Ceramics Biennial & The Museum of Ceramics in Bolesławiec
Cryptic Glasgow & Different Sounds
Bradford UK City of Culture 2025 & Foundation for Visual Education (Fundacja Edukacji Wizualnej)
Future Everything & Photon Foundation
Royal College of Art & School of Form
Nowe Horyzonty & Live Cinema UK
Dumbworld & Polish Association for People with Intellectual Disability (PSONI)
Mind the Gap & Theatre 21
The Wapping Project & Museum of Modern Art Warsaw
Avant Art & Capsule Events
Abandon Normal Devices & Ephemera Festival
Scottish Documentary Institute & Polish Docs
BEAF & Śląskie Museum
Warsaw Museum & Manchester Art Gallery
Europe Beyond Access & ZAMEK Culture Centre in Poznań
The Box Plymouth & Centre for Contemporary Art Łaźnia
Arebyte & The WRO Art Centre
Body and Mind Foundation & Scottish Dance Theatre
Muzeum Sztuki w Łodzi & St Ives/ Tate & the British Council