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When:
Annuall in May (2011 TBC)
Where: Bialystok, Poland
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Once a year, Bialystok, in north east Poland, holds The Modern Art Days Festival. This is mainly an alternative theatre festival but with the years, additional modern art fields are part of the events.
In the ten days festival, art shows are present on various stages over the city, in halls and in open spaces. Among the art events the visitor can find: theater and dance shows, visual arts, literature meetings, various music projects, art movies, etc... This is a meeting between artists and intellectuals and local and foreign culture and art lovers.
Bialystok - Online hotel resrvations
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IMPORTANT:
Please note that the details of the event are subject to change.
We strongly recommended that you check with the organizers
before making any travel arrangements.
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background and overview:
Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived near the middle of the 10th century. Its golden age occurred in the 16th century. During the following century, the strengthening of the gentry and internal disorders weakened the nation. In a series of agreements between 1772 and 1795, Russia, Prussia, and Austria partitioned Poland amongst themselves. Poland regained its independence in 1918 only to be overrun by Germany and the Soviet Union in World War II. It became a Soviet satellite state following the war, but its government was comparatively tolerant and progressive. Labor turmoil in 1980 led to the formation of the independent trade union "Solidarity" that over time became a political force and by 1990 had swept parliamentary elections and the presidency. A "shock therapy" program during the early 1990s enabled the country to transform its economy into one of the most robust in Central Europe, but Poland still faces the lingering challenges of high unemployment, underdeveloped and dilapidated infrastructure, and a poor rural underclass. Solidarity suffered a major defeat in the 2001 parliamentary elections when it failed to elect a single deputy to the lower house of Parliament, and the new leaders of the Solidarity Trade Union subsequently pledged to reduce the Trade Union's political role. Poland joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004. With its transformation to a democratic, market-oriented country largely completed, Poland is an increasingly active member of Euro-Atlantic organizations.
[Courtesy of The World Factbook]
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 Location: Central Europe, east of Germany |
Languages:
Polish 97.8%, other and unspecified 2.2% (2002 census) |
Climate:
Temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers. |
Capital:
Warsaw |
Time Zone:
UTC+1 (Summer UTC+2) |
Currency (code):
zloty (PLN) |
Call Code:
+48 |
Electric Power:
230V 50Hz |
Tourist office:
olish National Tourist Office 5 Marine View Plaza, Ste. 208, Hoboken, NJ-07030-5722, Tel. +1 201 420-9910 |
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