Instytut Solidarności i Męstwa

Name

Instytut Solidarności i Męstwa

Legal name

Instytut Solidarności i Męstwa im. Witolda Pileckiego

Website

https://instytutpileckiego.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural heritage research and historical commemoration

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720), Libraries and Archives (51921)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Research Monographs & University Press Publishing (MPAJABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Open Access Scholarly Journals & Monographs (EDAGAFAJ), Interdisciplinary & Multidisciplinary Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAI)

Keywords

• Historical research
• Archival collections
• Cultural education
• Historical commemoration
• Academic publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a public research institute under the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, the Institute receives government funding for its operations, research projects, and commemorative activities. The Institute also manages state-subsidized tasks and receives grants for specific programs.
2. Publishing and Book Sales: Revenue from the Institute's bookstore (sklepinstytutpileckiego.pl) selling books, publications, and the Totalitarian and 20th Century Studies yearbook.
3. Exhibition and Event Revenue: Revenue from exhibitions, educational programs, and commemorative events including the Gallery at Dom Bez Kantów.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Pilecki Institute is a state-funded public research and cultural institution conducting historical research on totalitarian regimes, operating digital archival and oral-history collections (Pilecki Institute Archives, Chronicles of Terror database, Witnesses to the Age video project), publishing an academic yearbook and awarding the Witold Pilecki International Book Award, running free public exhibitions and memorial houses in Warsaw, Augustów, and Berlin, and delivering educational workshops and commemorative programs including Medal Virtus et Fraternitas and the Called by Name program.

Product overview

The Pilecki Institute is a Polish research institute dedicated to studying totalitarianism, preserving historical memory, and honoring victims of Nazi and Soviet regimes. It operates as a multi-branch institution with locations in Warsaw, Berlin, New York City, and Augustów. The Institute's offerings are organized around research (Center for Totalitarian Studies, Lemkin Center, Archives), publishing (academic journal, book award, bookstore), digital collections (Chronicles of Terror database, Witness testimony archive, Institute archives), commemoration programs (Medal Virtus et Fraternitas, Called by Name program), cultural outreach (exhibitions, audio series, films), and education (workshops, teaching materials). The Institute functions as a platform providing research infrastructure, public programming, and historical documentation services rather than a single commercial product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Center for Totalitarian Studies: Research center within the institute focusing on totalitarian regimes
• Lemkin Center
• Chronicles of Terror
• Witnesses to the Age
• Medal 'Virtus et Fraternitas'
• Called by Name

Products and services

• Chronicles of Terror (Zapisy Terroru) database A testimony database documenting experiences under totalitarian regimes (1939-1945), preserving witness accounts and archival materials related to Nazi and Soviet occupations of Poland.
• Witnesses to the Age (Świadkowie Epoki) Oral history collection containing video testimonies of individuals who experienced WWII and the post-war period, with over 80 videos documenting historical experiences.
• Pilecki Institute Archives Digital archive preserving documents, photographs, and historical materials related to the Institute's research focus on totalitarianism and Polish history.
• Witold Pilecki International Book Award International literary award presented annually since 2021 (6th edition in 2026) recognizing outstanding academic books and historical reportages about Central and Eastern European experiences with totalitarianism in the 20th century, awarded jointly with the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum.
• Totalitarian and 20th Century Studies (Rocznik Studia nad Totalitaryzmami) Academic yearbook publishing scholarly articles, source editions, and reviews on the history of totalitarianism and the 20th century.
• Sala 600. Świadkowie Norymbergi (Room 600. Witnesses of Nuremberg) Six-part audio documentary series documenting witnesses of the Nuremberg Trials, produced in collaboration with the Polish Radio Reportage Studio.
• Medal Virtus et Fraternitas Medal honoring foreigners who helped Polish citizens during totalitarian periods, recognizing acts of solidarity and valor.
• Called by Name (Zawołani po Imieniu) program Program commemorating Poles who were murdered for helping Jews during the German occupation, involving public unveilings of commemorative plaques.
• Historical exhibitions Historical exhibitions presented at multiple locations including the Gallery at Dom Bez Kantów in Warsaw, the Augustów Roundup Memorial House in Augustów, and the Pilecki-Institut in Berlin.
• Library services Library services including online catalogues, databases, and a book donation program supporting historical research at the institute.
• Educational workshops Educational programs for students including workshops for grades 4-6 and 7-8, and materials for teachers, including the International Teachers and Educators Program (ITEP).
• Institute online bookstore Online bookstore selling the Institute's publications, yearbook, books, and commemorative items.

Quantifiable outcome

• 41 commemorations conducted through the 'Called by Name' program as of June 2026
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Centre for War Crimes Trials (ICWC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2026The Witold Pilecki Institute has entered into official research cooperation with the International Centre for War Crimes Trials (ICWC) at Philipps University in Marburg. The partnership focuses on collaborative research related to war crimes documentation and historical justice.
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State MuseumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Witold Pilecki International Book Award since 2021. The partnership involves shared award administration, gala ceremonies, and collaboration on memory and education initiatives about the Holocaust and totalitarian regimes.
• Polish Ministry of Foreign AffairscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized the international conference 'The Roots of Crimes Against Humanity: Bridging the Normative Gap' in April 2026, aimed at providing historical foundations for the first UN Convention on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity.
• Tadeusz Manteuffel Institute of History (Polish Academy of Sciences)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizing the international academic conference 'Shared Experiences – Different Paths? The Turning Point of 1956' scheduled for October 2026 in Warsaw.
• Polish Institute of National Remembrance (IPN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the 'Zapisy Terroru' (Chronicles of Terror) project. IPN is the main partner providing archival materials including hundreds of witness testimonies from the Volhynian massacre research.
• Reportage Studio of Polish Radio (Studio Reportażu Polskiego Radia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint production of the audio series 'Room 600. Witnesses of Nuremberg' - a documentary project about witnesses at the Nuremberg Trials.
• Museum of Architecture in WrocławminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMain partner for the 'SPLOTY' exhibition about Barbara Brukalska and Helena Syrkus, created as part of the Exercising Modernity program from the Berlin branch. Exhibition displayed June-October 2026.
• Polish Ministry of Culture and National HeritagecoreOthersThe parent ministry providing government funding, oversight, and legislative support for the Institute's operations and establishment of international branches.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wiener Holocaust Library: London-based research library and archive on the Holocaust and Nazi era. Combines scholarly publications, archival collections, and educational programming in a comparable non-university, dedicated research library model.
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum: Polish state museum and memorial site at the former Nazi concentration camp. The most direct peer: a state-funded institution dedicated to research, education, and commemoration of Nazi and Holocaust history, and Pilecki's official partner in administering the Witold Pilecki International Book Award since 2021.
• House of the Wannsee Conference Memorial and Educational Site: Berlin memorial and educational site dedicated to the Holocaust and the 'Final Solution' planning. Operates exhibitions, archives, and seminars under a state-funded mandate with similar dual research/public-education focus.
• Institute of National Remembrance (IPN): Polish state research and archival institution investigating Nazi and communist crimes. It is the main partner on the Chronicles of Terror project and shares the same commemorative, prosecutorial-lens research mandate on Polish totalitarian history.
• POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews: Warsaw-based cultural and research institution documenting the 1,000-year history of Polish Jews. Operates a museum, archives, and educational programs on Holocaust and pre-Holocaust Jewish history with a comparable grant-funded, public-facing research model.
• Topography of Terror Foundation: Berlin-based memorial and museum on the site of the former Gestapo headquarters. Comparable as a free public exhibition, archive, and educational site in Germany focused on Nazi terror, with overlapping Berlin-based programming reach.

Others

• European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI): Pan-European consortium supporting Holocaust research through archival access and infrastructure. Comparable as a peer in the scholarly/archival pillar; relevant to Pilecki's work on the Chronicles of Terror and Lemkin Center.

Broad incumbents

• Imperial War Museums: UK national museum organization covering conflicts from WWI onward, with strong research, archival, and exhibition programs on WWII. Comparable across the museum/research/archival/education model at a larger scale.
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Federal institution combining Holocaust research, archives, exhibitions, and education at far larger scale. Comparable as a peer across the same research/archive/exhibition/education pillars, and a natural collaborator/competitor for the New York branch's fundraising pool.

Emerging players

• Yahad-In Unum: Paris-based organization documenting the Holocaust and mass atrocities in Eastern Europe through field testimony collection. Directly comparable in its testimony-database methodology and oral history focus in the same geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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