On September 27, 2016, Piotr Gliński, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland, awarded the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis to several prominent Polish organizations of cultural preservation and leaders of the Polish-American community in the US:
- Polish Museum of America (PMA) in Chicago
- Jozef Pilsudski Institute of America in New York
- Janusz Sporek, conductor and music promotor in New York
The ceremony took place at the office of the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York. PMA President Richard Owsiany and Managing Director Małgorzata Kot accepted the award on behalf of the PMA.
Jarosław Sellin, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, announced this honor on September 15, during the 38th Annual Conference of the Polish Museums, Archives, and Libraries Abroad, held in London.
[Source: PMA press release]