Cultural patronage

The PZU Group’s concern for cultural goods builds social identity, respect for tradition, a sense of belonging to the community and its history. For years, the Group has supported major cultural institutions and events, collaborating with them to promote culture and national heritage. This includes primarily patronage over the most prominent cultural institutions in Poland.

PZU is a strategic partner of the National Museum in Warsaw. In 2021, as part of the received support, the Museum developed its exhibition activity, educational and cultural programs, as well as the online offer.

PZU is the patron of the following institutions of culture:

• National Museum in Kraków and all its facilities. The prevention funds enabled the Museum to implement modern tools supporting the control of electronic security systems of the Branches of the National Museum in Kraków.
• Royal Łazienki Museum. Thanks to PZU, the Museum continues to raise the level of technical security of its collection and the visiting guests.
• Warsaw Uprising Museum. In 2021, a broad online offer of the Museum, including virtual tours, open air classes, lectures, meetings for children and youth, as well as and historical walks around Warsaw, was prepared with the help of PZU.
• Grand Theatre – National Opera. Thanks to PZU, the Theater building has been equipped with state-of-the-art anti-theft system. In 2021, the Grand Theatre – National Opera extended its offer by performances and concerts streamed through an online platform. PZU also holds the patronage of the TWON Opera Academy. It is a program supporting the career development of talented young opera artists.
• Polish Royal Opera. In 2021, under the patronage of PZU, premiere performances and music festivals were organized, as well as an extensive online offer, which included both live broadcasts from the Opera and rebroadcasts of opera concerts.
• In 2021, the PZU Group has become a Partner of the National Fryderyk Chopin Institute, and – by the same token – a Partner of the Chopin Piano Competition. The Group also supports all the other activities of the Institute, including the Chopin and His Europe Music Festival, Fryderyk Chopin Museum in Warsaw, Fryderyk Chopin Museum in Żelazowa Wola, as well as the educational activities of the Institute.

In 2021, Bank Pekao launched the Virtual Arts Gallery and published a Gallery guide with photographs of the most important works. The collection of almost 1,200 valuable exhibits comprises both works of ancient masters as well as of contemporary artists. A symbolic opening of the gallery was marked by the gift of two exhibits from the Bank’s collection, of an estimated value of PLN 400 thousand, into the collection of the Royal Castle Museum in Warsaw and the National Museum in Warsaw. The Virtual Arts Gallery of Bank Pekao is available at: https://www.pekao.com.pl/galeria-sztuki.