“Bodies” exhibition probed in Poland
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- “Bodies” exhibition probed in Poland
- Wanda Wilk dies at 88; devoted champion of Polish classical music
- Poland’s central bank cuts interest rates
- Polish festival offers day of music activities
“Bodies” exhibition probed in Poland
Reuters
the exhibition” which has toured a number of countries consists of 13 corpses and around 250 body parts which have undergone a process known as “plastination” which preserves human tissue permanently using liquid silicone rubber. “We are investigating this case to check whether the corpses were not desecrated and whether all procedures needed to mount such an exhibition in Poland were carried out” a spokesman for the Warsaw prosecutors’ office Mateusz Martyniuk told Reuters. The exhibition which has also drawn criticism from some Polish politicians is housed in a Warsaw shopping mall and is scheduled to run until mid-July. The organizers said they had met all legal requirements to bring it to Poland. “The exhibition entered the European Union a few months ago and in line with all sanitary procedures customs regulations and others” said Agnieszka Rojewska from Media Metropolis the public relations agency promoting the display in Poland. She said more than 10000 people had visited the exhibition since it opened a week ago.
Wanda Wilk dies at 88; devoted champion of Polish classical music
Los Angeles Times
Wilk she endowed the Polish Music Center in 1984 and it opened a year later. With its focus on contemporary composers it has become home to the largest public collection of Polish music materials outside Poland. The center contains approximately 10000 items including books scores manuscripts recordings periodicals and other documents. Wanda Wilk served as the center’s director for the first 10 years of its operation and initiated the center’s manuscript collection by soliciting gifts of original scores from composer Witold Lutoslawski and composer and conductor Stanislaw Skrowaczewski. ver the years her generosity helped facilitate on-campus concerts by some of the leading names in contemporary Polish music. In ctober 1997 she hosted the reclusive composer Henryk Gorecki’s residency on campus.
Poland’s central bank cuts interest rates
MarketWatch
The Polish currency the zloty was down 0. 4% against the euro following the decision.
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Polish festival offers day of music activities
Chicago Sun-Times
jpg_20090227_19_04_21_57-116-165. (Sun-Times News Group file) More than 2000 people are expected to attend the festival which presents live music and dancing from noon to 6 p. in the pier’s Crystal Gardens. For kids there will be storytelling a workshop and a performance by the Little Stars Children’s Theatre.
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