According to the findings of the audit commissioned by the new authorities of Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, in 2024 four foundations created by BGK received PLN 102 million from it, almost three times more than a year earlier (PLN 36 million).
As described by OKO.press, in operation since 2020 The Most the Most Foundation received PLN 17 million last year, compared to just PLN 1.2 million in 2022. The Foundation’s largest donation, worth PLN 1 million, was made to the Polish Lost Art Foundation, run by Magdalena Ogorek, until December last year one of TVP’s main journalists. The scholarship was awarded for the Museum of Looted Art in Sulisławice, built by the Ogórek Foundationwhich – as Most the Most said – “in addition to its expository role, also has a research function on the theme of war losses in the field of culture”.
This is not the only grant the Polish Lost Art Foundation has recently received from the public sector. The Foundation last year received PLN 445 thousand from the KGHM Foundation (the purpose was “an exhibition of looted art in the Sulisławice Museum”), and at the beginning of last year – PLN 280 thousand from the Energa Foundation (controlled by Orlen, which took over Energa in 2020).
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Almost two years ago, OKO.Press and FrontStory.pl revealed that In 2021, the Polish Foundation for Lost Art obtained a grant from the Lotos Foundation (currently operating under the name Fundacja Orlen dla Pomorza) “to co-finance renovation and construction works in the Museum building”. The Lotos Foundation did not disclose the amount of the donation. In its 2021 report, it indicated that it allocated PLN 622.8 thousand to culture, art and the protection of national heritage. PLN, although it is not clear whether this amount includes funds for Magdalena Ogórek’s foundation.
The Magdalena Ogórek Foundation is building a museum
In your report for 2022, the Polish Lost Art Foundation reported that it received PLN 760,000. PLN in donations (it was not specified how many contributions and in what amounts contributed to this amount), compared to PLN 340,000. PLN a year earlier (there were four donations). At the end of 2022, the foundation had PLN 1.09 million in assets, of which PLN 834.1 thousand PLN is the Museum of Looted Art in Sulisławice, which is under construction.
A museum dedicated to lost works of art is being built in Sulisławice, Lower Silesia, at the address indicated in the National Court Register as the headquarters of the Polish Foundation for Lost Art. – The museum will be a single-storey building with an attic. There will be an exhibition hall and a lounge and training room on the ground floor, and 5 offices and a library in the attic. The building will have a total area of 366 square meters and will be surrounded by a large garden – she described it last autumn. journalist Bianka Mikołajewska, then associated with Wirtualna Polska.
– It seems reasonable to ask who would visit a museum dedicated to a completely specific theme, which operates in a small, remote town, which even the village chief says is “quite forgotten”, she noted.
Magdalena Ogórek recently appeared on wPolsce24 television
From autumn 2016 to the beginning of this year, Magdalena Ogórek was associated with public media. She was one of the presenters of “W Tye Vision” and “W Ty Vision Extra” on TVP, and from spring 2022 she had her own series “Plan of the Day” on the channel. She also hosted some editions of “Miwała 20”, “Studio Polska” with Jacek Łęski and “W contra” with Jarosław Jakimowicz. From mid-June to mid-August last year, together with Miłosz Kłeczek, she hosted the series “Arena of Views” on TVP1. In addition, Ogórek cooperated with Polskie Radio 24 and several regional stations of Polish Radio.
Recently, the naTemat portal revealed transfer lists indicating that during 6.5 years of cooperation with Telewizja Polska, Magdalena Ogórek had gross earnings of almost PLN 3 million, and at the end of last year she received PLN 61.5 thousand per month. zloty.
In turn, she received PLN 54,000 for hosting a program on Radio Szczecin Ogórek in 2018-2020. PLN, and on Radio Opole for co-hosting the Friday program “Suma weekly” and creating the series “Zagrabione” last year. she earned PLN 41.6 thousand zloty.
Since the beginning of September, Magdalena Ogórek has been associated with wPolsce24 (Fratria) television. She is among the presenters of the morning show (in a duet with Rafał Porzeziński) and the evening series “Polityka in dessert”, and since last Sunday she has also been hosting the “Magdalena Ogórek’s Political Salon”.
