Fundacja Dom Kultury

Fundacja Dom Kultury (Foundation House of Culture) is a Polish non-profit organization that uses culture, art, and education as tools for social inclusion. Its work is concentrated on people in prison, Roma communities, and other groups at risk of exclusion. The foundation runs long-term programmes that combine creative writing, music, theatre, reading, and strategic games with rehabilitation and civic education. Among its best-known initiatives is the magazine "W Kratkę", created since 2013 by women and men serving prison sentences together with artists. The foundation also operates the blog ewkratke.pl, written by women in Warsaw's Grochów Remand Centre, and the E-Drom.pl portal dedicated to Roma culture, history, and artefacts. Music projects include "Współczesna muzyka włączająca – koncerty w więzieniu" (Contemporary inclusive music – concerts in prison) and "Miro Romano Dživipen" (My Romani Heritage), a music weekend for Roma youth from the Visegrád countries. Educational and historical projects include prison-based reading programmes devoted to the Warsaw Uprising, prison strategic games such as "Bitwa pod Grunwaldem" and "Powstanie Warszawskie", and the pilot project "Od więziennego warzywnika do samodzielności" (From the prison vegetable garden to self-reliance) at the Warsaw-Grochów and Warsaw-Bemowo prison facilities. The foundation also organizes study visits, such as a visit to Bergen fengsel in Norway, and theatre meetings for people working in prisons under the title "Nikt nie zostaje w tyle" (No one is left behind). The organization presents itself with the motto "Sztuka nie ocenia" (Art does not judge), emphasizing a non-judgmental, participatory approach to culture. It operates primarily in Poland and collaborates with prisons, artists, and international partners. Its activities are partly financed from the state budget, as indicated by the section "Zadania dofinansowane z budżetu państwa" on its website.

Fundacja Dom Kultury is a Polish non-profit foundation whose documented activity centres on cultural and educational projects in prisons and with Roma communities. Its magazine "W Kratkę" has been created since 2013 by women and men serving prison sentences together with artists, and by 2023 the foundation marked ten years of the magazine with a summarizing exhibition. The foundation runs the blog ewkratke.pl, written by women in the Remand Centre in Warsaw-Grochów, and the E-Drom.pl portal, a collection of unique Roma artefacts, films, and materials on Roma history and culture; the portal was reconstructed and expanded in 2025. Music and international cooperation form another strand. The project "Współczesna muzyka włączająca – koncerty w więzieniu" (Contemporary inclusive music – concerts in prison) brings contemporary music into prison settings. "Miro Romano Dživipen" (My Romani Heritage) is a music weekend for Roma youth from the Visegrád countries. The foundation also organizes study visits, such as a visit to Bergen fengsel in Norway, and creative meetings for theatre practitioners working in prisons under the title "Nikt nie zostaje w tyle" (No one is left behind). Historical education is delivered through prison-based reading programmes devoted to the Warsaw Uprising and through prison strategic games, including "Bitwa pod Grunwaldem" and "Powstanie Warszawskie", the latter realized at the Warsaw-Służewiec Remand Centre. A pilot project, "Od więziennego warzywnika do samodzielności" (From the prison vegetable garden to self-reliance), began at the Warsaw-Grochów Remand Centre and its external branch in Warsaw-Bemowo. The foundation states that some of its tasks are co-financed from the state budget. Its public motto is "Sztuka nie ocenia" (Art does not judge).

• 2025

  Reconstruction and expansion of the E-Drom.pl Roma culture portal.

• 2023

  Exhibition summarizing ten years of the "W Kratkę" magazine.

• 2013

  The magazine "W Kratkę" begins publication, created by people in prison together with artists.

Non-profit cultural foundation using art and education for social inclusion, with a focus on prisons and Roma communities.

• W Kratkę magazine

  A periodical created by women and men serving prison sentences together with artists, published since 2013.

• E-Drom.pl

  Roma culture portal with a collection of unique Roma artefacts, films about Roma history and culture; reconstructed and expanded in 2025.

• ewkratke.pl blog

  Blog by women serving prison sentences at the Remand Centre in Warsaw-Grochów, with articles and photos from prison.

• Contemporary inclusive music – concerts in prison

  Project bringing contemporary music concerts into prison settings.

• Miro Romano Dživipen (My Romani Heritage)

  Music weekend for Roma youth from the Visegrád countries.

• Prison reading programmes

  Reading development programme devoted to the Warsaw Uprising, conducted in prisons.

• Bitwa pod Grunwaldem – prison strategic game

  A strategic game using history as a tool for education, creativity, and social change.

• Powstanie Warszawskie – prison strategic game

  Strategic game project realized at the Warsaw-Służewiec Remand Centre.

• Od więziennego warzywnika do samodzielności

  Pilot project at the Warsaw-Grochów Remand Centre and its external branch in Warsaw-Bemowo.

• Nikt nie zostaje w tyle

  Creative meeting of theatre people working in prisons.

1. 1Aktualności - Fundacja Dom Kultury - Sztuka nie ocenia.fundacjadomkultury.pl
2. 2Fundacja Dom Kulturywikidata.org