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Villa Decius Guided Tour in English. Free tickets available online
05.06.2026
Join us for an English language guided tour of Villa Decius. Free tickets are available to download online, and the number of places is limited.
Villa Decius at BRaK festival
04.06.2026
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In the last week of May, the BRaK Literary Festival and the Bratislava Book Fair took place in Bratislava. As a festival partner, we were there to strengthen our cooperation within the region.
Open Call for pianists | A Visit to Marcelina
03.06.2026
We invite pianists to take part in the artistic component of “A Visit to Marcelina”, a project implemented at Villa Decius in Kraków – a place of exceptional significance for the history of music and nineteenth-century artistic culture.
Education that lasts a lifetime. Why heritage should be discovered “from the inside” — the case of the Decius Ducats programme
29.05.2026
Cultural education is not an add-on to everyday schooling. It is one of its most important tools: it teaches young people how to understand the world, builds sensitivity, develops critical thinking, and strengthens their bond with the place they live in. In an age of accelerating pace, sensory overload, and bursting information bubbles, it is precisely contact with heritage—real, tangible, and experienced together—that gives young people a stable point of reference. We invite you to discover the Decius Ducats programme, developed by the Villa Decius Institute of Culture: an innovative model of learning through experience, culminating in an overnight stay in a Renaissance residence.
Eliza Borg and Olaf Kühl: Karl-Dedecius-Preis 2026 laureates! 15.05.2026
The jury of the Karl Dedecius Prize has selected this year’s laureates. In 2026, the distinction goes to Eliza Borg and Olaf Kühl – translators whose work makes an exceptional contribution to the presence of German-language literature in Poland and Polish literature in the German-language literary world.
Dominika Kasprowicz at ICORN general meeting in Barcelona
22.04.2026
At CCCB in Barcelona, the general assembly of ICORN – the global network of Cities of Refuge – is currently underway.
Oliwia Hälterlein – Homines Urbani 2026 resident
10.04.2026
In the following posts, we will be introducing you to the residents of this year’s edition of the Homines Urbani programme. Follow our channels so you don’t miss announcements of events featuring them!
Homines Urbani 2026 laureates
31.03.2026
We’ve selected the winners of the Homines Urbani 2026 residency programme!
Karl Dedecius Prize: over two decades of celebrating literary translation
27.03.2026
The Karl Dedecius Prize carries a significance that goes beyond a prestigious distinction: it highlights the importance of translation, underscores its culture-forming role, and enhances the visibility of those who help decide which books cross borders—and how they are read in new contexts.
Willa Decius at the Leipzig Book Fair. A Polish voice at the heart of the European literary conversation
27.03.2026
The presence of the Willa Decius Institute for Culture at the 2026 Leipzig Book Fair marked an important sign of the growing international recognition of Polish literature and Polish translation initiatives. At one of Europe’s most significant literary events, we presented Radar magazine and took part in the announcement of the shortlist for the Karl Dedecius Prize — an award that has for years played a real role in strengthening the presence of Polish and German-language literature in translation.
Join us for an English language guided tour of Villa Decius. Free tickets are available to download online, and the number of places is limited.
Villa Decius at BRaK festival
04.06.2026
We invite pianists to take part in the artistic component of “A Visit to Marcelina”, a project implemented at Villa Decius in Kraków – a place of exceptional significance for the history of music and nineteenth-century artistic culture.
Education that lasts a lifetime. Why heritage should be discovered “from the inside” — the case of the Decius Ducats programme
29.05.2026
Cultural education is not an add-on to everyday schooling. It is one of its most important tools: it teaches young people how to understand the world, builds sensitivity, develops critical thinking, and strengthens their bond with the place they live in. In an age of accelerating pace, sensory overload, and bursting information bubbles, it is precisely contact with heritage—real, tangible, and experienced together—that gives young people a stable point of reference. We invite you to discover the Decius Ducats programme, developed by the Villa Decius Institute of Culture: an innovative model of learning through experience, culminating in an overnight stay in a Renaissance residence.Eliza Borg and Olaf Kühl: Karl-Dedecius-Preis 2026 laureates! 15.05.2026
The jury of the Karl Dedecius Prize has selected this year’s laureates. In 2026, the distinction goes to Eliza Borg and Olaf Kühl – translators whose work makes an exceptional contribution to the presence of German-language literature in Poland and Polish literature in the German-language literary world.
Dominika Kasprowicz at ICORN general meeting in Barcelona
22.04.2026
At CCCB in Barcelona, the general assembly of ICORN – the global network of Cities of Refuge – is currently underway.
Oliwia Hälterlein – Homines Urbani 2026 resident
10.04.2026
In the following posts, we will be introducing you to the residents of this year’s edition of the Homines Urbani programme. Follow our channels so you don’t miss announcements of events featuring them!
Homines Urbani 2026 laureates
31.03.2026
We’ve selected the winners of the Homines Urbani 2026 residency programme!
Karl Dedecius Prize: over two decades of celebrating literary translation
27.03.2026
The Karl Dedecius Prize carries a significance that goes beyond a prestigious distinction: it highlights the importance of translation, underscores its culture-forming role, and enhances the visibility of those who help decide which books cross borders—and how they are read in new contexts.
Willa Decius at the Leipzig Book Fair. A Polish voice at the heart of the European literary conversation
27.03.2026
The presence of the Willa Decius Institute for Culture at the 2026 Leipzig Book Fair marked an important sign of the growing international recognition of Polish literature and Polish translation initiatives. At one of Europe’s most significant literary events, we presented Radar magazine and took part in the announcement of the shortlist for the Karl Dedecius Prize — an award that has for years played a real role in strengthening the presence of Polish and German-language literature in translation.