The festival gets underway with the young designer Katarzyna Skorzyunska's show on Nov 6 in Rosebud Gallery. [Photo provided to China Daily]

Beijing is playing host to the second Polish Culture Festival with a number of interactive exhibitions, lectures and concerts planned in the city.

An interactive design presentation, inspired by a trip to Poland by the China New Design Team, will be staged in the BIAD Attic Architect Space.

The "tired of reality" artist Tymek Borowski will give a lecture and have an exhibition in Tsinghua University's Academy of Arts and Design. A concert celebrating the works of Stanislaw Moniuszko and Fryderyk Chopin will be staged in collaboration with the China National Symphony Orchestra on Sunday at the National Center for the Performing Arts.

If you go:

Poland-Krakow Design Trip Regular Exhibition, Nov 7 to 30 everyday except Monday, BIAD Attic Architect Space, Unit 6-55, 22nd International Art Plaza, No 32 SBaiziwan Road, Beijing. (010)88021577

"Wayward Layer" Exhibition by Tymek Boroswki and Pawe Sliwinski, Nov 9 to 17, Tsinghua University Campus, Academy of Arts and Design, A-Zone Exhibition Hall, Haidian district, Beijing. (010) 6279 3001

Symphy Concert, 19:30 pm, Nov 10, National Center for the Performing Arts, No 2 West Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng district, Beijing，(010)66550000

Piano Recital by Julia Kociuban, 17:00 pm, Nov 11, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Beijing, No 1 Ritan Road, Jianguomenwai, (010) 65321235