Marzena Bomanowska graduated in cultural studies from the Faculty of Philology of the 91滴滴. She has been a director of the Cinema Museum in 艁贸d藕 since 1 January 2015. From 2012 to 2014, she was a spokesperson for the National Film School in 艁贸d藕, from 1990 to 2012 she worked for Gazeta Wyborcza as a journalist and since 2000 as the head of the culture department. She wrote about art, education, economy, fashion and tourism, co-organised discussion panels and the first five editions of the Energia Kultury for the 艁贸d藕 cultural event of the year. As an experienced editor, she took care of interns at "Gazeta", many of whom today work in cultural institutions.
In 2006, she received the Z艂ote Pi贸ro (Golden Quill) award for running the culture section of the 艁贸d藕 edition of "Gazeta Wyborcza" for her professionalism and initiating important campaigns to popularise culture and art. In 2009, she received the MS Award from the Museum of Art in 艁贸d藕, and in 2012 the Grohman Award for the book "7 rozm贸w o Katarzynie Kobro" ("7 conversations about Katarzyna Kobro") awarded by the 艁贸d藕 Special Economic Zone.
Mentor in the Mentorship programme: 13th edition, 2025/2026
Number of mentees in this edition: 1
Language: Polish, English, French
Mentee support area:
- Self-confidence and motivation 鈥� working on self-awareness, courage to take on challenges, and belief in one鈥檚 own abilities
- Wellbeing and balance 鈥� guidance on how to take care of mental wellbeing, manage stress, and maintain a healthy work鈥搇ife balance
- Communication and relationship-building 鈥� developing presentation skills and the ability to establish and maintain professional relationships