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International Open Air Festival Jazz at the Old Town is one of the most popular and biggest, considering the number of the public, jazz festivals in Poland. It is also an artistic representation of Warsaw as well as a great attraction for music lovers and tourists from Poland and abroad. Warsaw, Old Town Square , Saturdays in July and August 2011, free admission International stars, premiere events and jazz discoveries - great concerts throughout the summer in Warsaw.

Exhibition of items selected from the Oriental Art Collection of the National Museum in Warsaw, donated by Teresa and Wacław Dąbek. In the exposition, there are a dozen or so examples of works by Far Eastern artists from the 18th, the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century.

“You are wrong.” with these words Warsaw greets foreign visitors at Chopin Airport who come to meetings in connection with the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union,.and then it adds that you are wrong if you think that Warsaw will let you leave without having discovered more about its long heritage and unique charm. Warsaw is a city teeming with life and passion, a hospitable European destination. It is a place that deserves a longer stay.

On the 3rd of June a contract for the delivery of 168 modern buses was signed in the Warsaw City Hall. It is the largest contract of its type this year in Europe, worth PLN 216 million.

The Multimedia Fountain Park was opened in Warsaw Castle Grounds (Podzamcze) near the Old Town (Stare Miasto). Light, sound, water, fire, and words entwined together during the premiere performance entitled “The magic of the elements”.

The construction of a sustainable city that is environment-friendly and attractive to its residents was the main subject of the conference that took place in the Copernicus Science Centre. The conference was opened by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.

For 4 years Warsaw has been a member of C40 – an organisation of world’s biggest metropolises committed to tackling climate change.

It's already official news - Orange Warsaw Festival rules this season! On the stage such stars as Jamiroquai, Moby, Skunk Anansie, Plan B and The Streets.

The Iluzjon cinema cordially invites you to a review of the best films from the 100-year history of Polish cinema as part of the THE BEST OF POLISH MOVIES series held between January and December 2011.

Warsaw Music Week - the biggest indoor music festival in Warsaw. It originated in 2010 as a result of cooperation with the WARSAW EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE 2016 office and has become one of the leading music events in Warsaw.

By the end of April Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw took part in the contest "Poland more beautiful - 7 Wonders of European Funds. Copernicus Science Centre is a unique place, stimulates curiosity, helps to understand the world having fun and proves that everyone is an explorer of life.

At the weekend, May 7-8th , in the Sowiński Park (Elekcyjna Street 17) during this years' event there played 16 groups of hip&hop pioneers. The main star of the event was De La Soul from New York. Admission is free.

On Saturday, 14 May, the 8th edition of Museum Night will take place in Warsaw. Visitors will be offered the chance to see museums, art galleries, artistic studios, and cultural centres which have prepared their special programmes for the night. During this year's Museum Night visitors will also be offered the opportunity to meet Marie Skłodowska-Curie – a resident of Warsaw, a Noble Prize winner, and a citizen of Europe.

Constitution of May 3rd was the first in Europe and second in the world (after the American Constitution of 1787) modern written constitution. It was adopted in Warsaw on 3 May.

The commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth came officially to a close in Warsaw. The 2010 celebration is the first of the triad of events whereby Poland is expected to take center stage. Commemorating Fryderyk Chopin's anniversary in 2010, taking up the rotating presidency of the council of the European Union as of July 2011, and hosting the 2012 UEFA Championships – these are undeniably immense opportunities for Poland, even more so for the city of Warsaw. Undoubtedly, the 2010 Year of Chopin was a success.

The Mayor of Warsaw Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz and the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark Thomas Østrup Møller held a seminar on the concept of "Smart Cities" inside the newly built Embassy.

On 24 February, a public meeting was held to discuss the opportunities of volunteering for young adults, following a series of European Open Lectures. The meeting "Eurovoluntary – an interesting starting point in adulthood " was organized by the European Funds Department along with the European Direct Information Point – Warsaw.

Christian Boltanski has been one of France's greatest contemporary artists. Since 2005, he has been welcoming viewers to register their heartbeats with the aim of recording the sounds in his library. The Heart Archives – les Archives du Coeur – has been already exhibited in galleries around the world: Paris, Stockholm and Milan – to name a few. As of February 8th , Warsaw will host the artist's recent source of fresh participants.

Two Poles, Tomasz Gudzowaty and Filip Cwik, were awarded at the 54th annual World Press Photo Contest. The World Press Photo is the most prestigious international competition for press photography.

The 11th edition of the Spanish Cinema Week opens in Warsaw on 17 March and ends on 10 April. This program reflects the diversity of the latest Spanish Cinema while featuring the most interesting films and documentaries in recent years.