“What Are We Queuing Here For?” Music as lens and mirror in Communist Poland
Beata Bruggeman-Sekowska“We are not fascinated by the Polish People's Republic, nor are we trying to recreate it. We are telling th...
The first and only neon museum in Europe
In the heart of Warsaw, in the Palace of Culture and Science a unique institution is dedicated to saving a forgotten piece of history: ...
Remembering the Victims: Inside Kazakhstan’s Museum of Political Repression
Beata Bruggeman-SękowskaIn May 2026, I visited the Museum of Victims of Political Repression in the city of Shymkent, Kazakhstan. A...
The State Museum of Memory of Victims of Repression in Tashkent: Commemorating the Victims of Political Repression
In June 2026, I had the opportunity to visit a fascinating museum in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, dedicated to the victims of T...
Diana Abgar: The First Officially Appointed Female Diplomat in Modern History
By Beata Bruggeman-SekowskaAt a time when women around the world were still fighting for basic political rights, Diana Abgar emerge...
Lecture ‘The Liberal Struggle for Women’s Suffrage’
Lecture by Patrick van Schie, Vice President of the European Institute on Communist Oppression (EIOCO) and co-author of the book ‘The L...
Polish traces in the Dutch region of Limburg
The Polish Embassy in The Hague produced a documentary exploring Polish traces in the Dutch region of Limburg.We were pleased to s...
The Martyrdom of the Salvatorian Sisters in Mikołów (1945)
Beata Bruggeman-SekowskaStanisława Falkus and Leopolda Ludwig belonged to the Congregation of the Sisters of the Divine Savior (Sal...
Joseph Kiselewski: Polish Roots, American Recognition
Beata Bruggeman-SekowskaAt a very special place — the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial in Margraten, the Netherlands — st...
The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOŚP) on January 25 all around the world
Beata Bruggeman-SekowskaThe Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOŚP) is one of the largest non-governmental, non-profit charity ...