The Adam Mickiewicz Institute ( Polish : Instytut Adama Mickiewicza ) is a government-sponsored organization funded by Poland 's Ministry of Culture and National Heritage , and headquartered at 25 Mokotowska Street (the Sugar Palace ) in Warsaw .
5-519: Named after Polish national poet Adam Mickiewicz , its goal is to promote the Polish language and Polish culture abroad. The institute operates a trilingual Polish-English-Russian portal, " Culture.pl ", founded in 2001. Besides a large number of associated poets, essayists, writers, translators, artists; literary, music, and film critics; and curators, the Institute includes Barbara Schabowska ,
10-405: A role in shaping a country's understanding of itself. Some nations may have more than one national poet; the idea of a single one is always a simplification. It has been argued that a national poet "must write poetry that closely identifies with the nation's cause – or is thought to do so", with an additional assumption being that "a national poet must write in a national language". The following
15-554: Is a long-standing symbol, to be distinguished from successive holders of a bureaucratically-appointed poet-laureate office. The idea and honoring of national poets emerged primarily during Romanticism , as a figure that helped consolidation of the nation states , as it provided validation of their ethno-linguistic groups. Most national poets are historic figures, though a few contemporary writers working in relatively new or revived national literatures are also considered "national poets". Though not formally elected, national poets play
20-608: The Adam Mickiewicz Institute frequently collaborates with the Polish Cultural Institutes, each institution is independent of the other and is sponsored by a different Polish government ministry. List of national poets#Europe A national poet or national bard is a poet held by tradition and popular acclaim to represent the identity, beliefs and principles of a particular national culture . The national poet as culture hero
25-858: The Director (the former were Krzysztof Olendzki and Paweł Potoroczyn ), as well as three deputy directors and number of key projects and programmes managers. In addition to the Ministry-of-Culture-sponsored Adam Mickiewicz Institute, there are Polish Cultural Institutes , sponsored by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs , in over 22 major foreign cities, including Berlin , Bratislava , Budapest , Bucharest , Düsseldorf , Kyiv , Leipzig , London , Minsk , Moscow , New York City , Paris , Prague , Rome , Saint Petersburg , Sofia , Stockholm , Tel Aviv , Vienna , and Vilnius . While
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