Bank Millennium – Friend of Theatre and Patron of Culture for 30 Years

Bank Millennium patronage is a cultural journey for three decades. Since the very start of its business activity, the Bank has been involved in facilitating access to culture and in culture popularisation in Poland. A summary of the Bank's long-term involvement can be seen in the film ”1989-2019. 30 years of Bank Millennium culture patronage”:

― Broadcast as part of the “Millennium Pearls” series, television theatre performances enjoyed great popularity. For 10 years of the project, they gathered in front of TV sets several million viewers. Thanks to Bank Millennium, a dozen or so outstanding productions were created during this period. For the bank, participation in this programme was a natural continuation of its long-term commitment to supporting Polish artists and artistic phenomena of the highest quality, carried out as part of the bank's social mission ― says Iwona Jarzębska, Director of the Public Relations Department at Bank Millennium. ― The “Two Theatres” Festival reflected our philosophy of culture accessible locally, in smaller towns, adds Iwona Jarzębska.

The “Millennium Pearls” project was executed in 2004-2014. Bank Millennium supported the “Two Theatres” Festival in 2009-2015.

For 30 years, Bank Millennium's patronage evolved from traditional and high culture to culture accessible to all, popular and nationwide. Bank Millennium is a patron of 360° culture because it promotes art in almost all its forms, including film, music, painting, sculpture, theatre, photography, literature and performance. The bank reaches for niche and popular culture. It focuses on long-term cooperation based on partnership. For 13 years the bank has been a partner, and for 3 years a titular sponsor of Millennium Docs Against Gravity, Europe's largest documentary film festival. For 17 years it funded the “Golden Sceptre” award for outstanding creators of culture. For 11 years it was a patron of “Millennium Pearls” - a joint programme of the bank and TVP, the aim of which was to produce, promote and present on TVP artistic events from the high culture circle. For 16 years the bank has been sponsoring the International Festival of Traditional Jazz Old Jazz Meeting “Złota Tarka”. It was associated with the Gdańsk Music Festival. The bank also supported the Mozart Festival in Warsaw Chamber Opera and many others. For 8 years it has been partner of Bella Skyway Festival, and for 7 years - partner of Sacrum Profanum.