Łódź 2016 - Recommended

Art Museum opening

The Art Museum opens a subsidiary in Manufacture on 19 Ogrodowa Street. The building, originally a part of Izreal Poznanski’s industrial empire, was renovated during the spring. However, it is only now open for the 20th century avant-garde works of art.

A Man under Threat. The National Media Festival

A Man under Threat. The National Media Festival will last from 19th to 22nd November. In the Museum of Cinematography we can watch several dozens of competition works: documentaries and radio reports.

Explorers Festival

On 19th-23rd November, adventurers will meet in Lodz for the tenth time. One cannot be bored in the city during these five days. Explorers Festival means films, discussions and concerts. Those willing to experience extreme emotions will be able to prove their skills on an artificial wall.

Heritage Park of Wooden Architecture

Lodz from the times of Promised Land is not only about brick buildings and factories of wealthy industrialists. It’s about districts of wooden architecture. In those little houses there were workshops of Lodz’s weavers.

ms²

The new location of the Art Museum consists of four floors of modern art displayed in an exceptional postindustrial building of the former emporium of Izrael Poznanski. The opening of ms2 was an European event.

XVI International Festival of the Art of Cinematography Plus Camerimage

On 29th November XVI International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Plus Camerimage opens. Film directors, actors and students from all over the world and the enthusiasts of cinema meet in the Grand Theatre.

Psychocukier in Lodz Kaliska

Real representatives of Lodz. In music terms – difficult to categorise. Genuinely sincere, rowdy and malicious. Their concerts are real shows. On 11th December there will be an opportunity to see Psychocukier live in Lodz Kaliska.

Lodz Philharmonic

Over 90 years of tradition, excellent conditions for listening to music and versatile and rich repertoire. Lodz Philharmonic has a wide scope of music events on offer. Since 2004 Philharmonic’s premises are in a modern building on 20/22 Narutowicza Street.

Lodz Theatre Meetings

Lodz Theatre Meetings are the excellent opportunity to learn the most interesting events of Polish off scene. The festival is organised by Lodz Community Centre and will last from 11th till 14th December.

Glenn Miller Orchestra in Lodz

The most famous orchestra of the world – Glenn Miller Orchestra - is going to perform in Lodz. On 20th Dec at 7 p.m. the orchestra will give a performance in Wytwornia Club (29 Lakowa Street) in a special concert called Swinging Christmas.

Interactive exhibitions in Lodz factories

We can learn about industrial Lodz’s history in two former factories. In Manufaktura there is the Museum of the Factory that displays the history of Izrael Poznanski empire. The exhibition presenting Ludwik Geyer’s manufacture is open in the White Factory.

The Magic Flute in Grand Theatre

Lodz opera invites everyone for the performance based on the masterpiece of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Barbara Morgenstern in Jazzga

Barbara Morgenstern – the icon of Berlin electronic music will perform in Lodz on 17th January. The artist will promote her new album BM.

Sth New for New Year’s Eve?

Comedies in theatres, Polish music stars in Manufaktura, movie marathons in cinemas and parties in clubs – that could be the summary of Lodz New Year’s Eve offer. Finding an attractive way to spend the year’s longest night should not cause any problems.

Oddity Studio in Wytwornia Club

In the rooms of former Lodz Movie Studio there is a club called Wytwornia. Concerts, called Oddity Studio, of very interesting but not widely-known Polish music bands are held there.

Wojciech Wilczyk’s photos in Atlas Sztuki

On 16th January Atlas Sztuki invites everyone for the first vernissage in the New Year. This time, Wojciech Wilczyk will present photography collection called "Ther is No Such Thing as an Innocent Eye" in the art gallery on 114/116 Piotrkowska Street.

Premieres in Nowy Theatre

In Nowy Theatre’s calendar there are two premieres. At the beginning of the year, we will have an opportunity to watch "Slonce w kuchni" ("Sun in Kitchen") – performance on the basis of Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz’s short story (18th January) and "Przygody barona Münhausena" (The adventures of Baron Münhausen) on the basis of "The Adventures of Baron Münchhausen" written by G.A. Bürger (24th December)

Machulski in Powszechny Theatre

The first premiere this year in Powszechny Theatre is a casting for the best son-in-law in Juliusz Machulski’s play titled "NEXT-EX". On 25th January, the comedy directed by Justyna Celeda will be on in the theatre on Legionow Street.

Two evenings with Musica Florea

Enthusiasts of baroque music should not miss two concerts of Czech band Musica Florea in Lodz.

Pustki in Lodz Kaliska

One of the most interesting Polish alternative bands will promote their new album called "Koniec kryzysu" ("The End of Crisis") in Lodz. The concert in Lodz Kaliska will start at 8 p.m. (photo by A. Opolski)

The joy of creation

Contemporary art in a accessible and light form – the new artistic offer of the Museum of Art for children.

Stars of Met in Lodz

In the next six months we will meet the stars of Metropolitan Opera in Lodz Philharmonic.

The Town of Weavers to be founded in Zgierz

Zgierz, the city of rich textile traditions, just like Lodz, will try to remind everyone of the history of weavers. The creation of the cultural park has already started and it will be finished by April 2011.

Filmed ‘the Lodz way’

Lodz is looking for ways to show its identity once again. It’s well worth the hassle – the budget for an artistic advertisement of Lodz on the big screen will amount to million zlotys. The Department of Culture UMŁ is waiting for the non-banal and intriguing ideas till 6th February 2009.

Submit your film for ReAnimacja

Film-makers and film fans of animated movies from all over the world will come to Lodz in April to participate in the next edition of the ReAnimacja festival. Those interested in coming can enter their works for the competition of the Golden Snail Award.

Tworzywo Sztuczne in Lodz Kaliska

The songs of the new album of Tworzywo Sztuczne called ‘Heavi Metal’ will be performed in Lodz Kaliska on 19th January. These are not going to be heavy guitar riffs but experimental hip hop by Waglewski brothers.

‘Uć Live Music’ in Lodz Kaliska

It is widely-known that the new alternative trend in music came into being in Lodz. Those, who don’t know about it yet, will have a chance to get to know it listening to recorded concerts

High profile theatre

The next month in Powszechny Theatre and other Lodz culture centres we will have a chance to experience the best Polish theatre. The International Festival of Pleasant and Unpleasant Plays will take place for the 15thtime. It will last form 26th February to 22nd March

The Museum of Art comes back after renovation

On 26th February at 6 p.m. the Museum of Art on 36 Wieckowskiego Street will present its rooms after renovation. Modern design will occupy the historic building

Vote for ‘Punkt dla Łodzi!’

Grupa Pewnych Osob, a group of tireless warriors for a better image of Łódź announces a new project. Everyone can vote for ‘Punkt dla Łodzi’ till 31st March

6ix Toys in Jazzga

The series of concerts Soul Confectionery is gaining momentum. The next edition of the event will take place on 14th March at 9p.m. in Jazzga club and British funk group 6ix Toys will give their performance.

Weekend with Yapa

The festival season has started. All fans of sung poetry and tourist songs are invited to the 33rd edition of festival Yapa.

Al Foster – the drummer of jazz stars

On 31st March Lodz will be visited by one of the most renowned jazz drummers ever known. At 8 p.m. Al Foster with his quartet will perform in Wytwornia Club.

When music was younger

It is not usual to listen to live music that was composed during Middle Ages. Thanks to the band Sabionetta we will listen to the sounds written on stave by the masters of the past.

Zoom at Lodz!

Lodz is an amazing city. Try to show its magic on photos – the organisers of Power of Lodz competition urge us

Krzysztof M. Bednarski in Atlas Sztuki

Starting from 13th March there will be an exhibition of the works of Krzysztof M. Bednarski devoted to the great visionary of theatre- Jerzy Grotowski. The exhibition is held in Atlas Sztuki

Street exhibition ‘Family Bus Stops’ in Lodz

There will be an opportunity to see unusual family photos for a few days only. This uncommon project will be shown on some of Lodz bus stops

The Grand Theatre full of events

The repertoire of one of the most important operas in Poland for the forthcoming months looks very interesting. One of the most famous tenors in the world and the best ballet groups will perform in Lodz Grand Theatre. The biggest theatre in Lodz offers a massive work by Krzysztof Penderecki and a new website

Show your photographs

You take photos and are willing to show them to the world? It’s worth taking part in one of numerous Lodz photo competitions. It’s worth submitting your portfolio for the next edition of Photofestival

Katarzyna Nosowska in Wytwornia

The icon of young music of 1990s will sing the songs of the previous generation

Recorded art

How to record the contemporary works of art that are usually volatile like performance and sometimes as complex as multimedia works? The organizers and the participants of the first edition of Art and Documentation Festival ask this question. This three-day meeting with documenting art will start on Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Museum of Art (36 Wieckowskiego Street)

‘ms3 Re:akcja’ in ms2

From 2nd April to 24th May in the Museum of Art we will have the opportunity to find out whether anybody can become an artist. The ‘ms3 Re:akcja’ is a step towards the ‘museum alive’. The space that makes art the effect of cooperation

The City sails on in a Boat on the Vistula River

The movie by Balbina Bruszewska called ‘The City Floats’ surpassed its competitors in the 7th Festival of Students’ Films. It’s a bitter-sweet story about the magic of Lodz

Nemezis promotes Lodz

Anthology of comic books on justice, revenge and fate called ‘Nemezis’ will promote Lodz as the candidate for the European Capital of Culture 2016

ReAnimacja Festiwal

The International Animated Film Festival ReAnimacja is about to begin for the sixth time. Each year its programme becomes more and more attractive

Points for Lodz have been awarded

The competition organized by Grupa Pewnych Osób has already finished. Lodz has a lot to boast about. These are not only renovated buildings and charming places. These are the people with lots of ideas on how to make the city more attractive

Film Commission will film Lodz cinematography

A new institution called Lodz Film Commission was founded to ensure that Lodz is visited by film makers and is visible in movies

Radio Zak 50th Anniversary

The biggest student radio in Poland will celebrate its 50th anniversary in May. The anniversary will be celebrated while several attractive cultural events

Comic books the best in advertising

Comic project ‘City Stories’ won an advertising campaign worth 200 000 PLN. The award was given by experts on the third edition of Cities and Regions Promotion Festival, the first Polish review of the most interesting promotional projects of cities

Bursting one's sides with laughter at Fotofestiwal

One of the biggest festivals in Lodz attracts many fans of photography. From 7th May you have to be ready for a lot of fun. The major motif of the festival is ‘Tickle Attack’

Ballet in The Grand Theatre marks the spring

20th Lodz Ballet Meetings will last almost one month. During that time, several famous theatre groups and famous ballet dancers will visit our city

Sounds of silent movies

‘Silent Movies Factory’ is an exceptional artistic activity that includes displays of famous silent movies and music especially composed for that occasion. The beginning of the project is on 8th May at 5 p.m. in Wytwornia club (29 Lakowa Street)

‘Outer space’ celebration in Lodz

The traditional May celebration will gain a new dimension this year. There are huge events planned. The key motif is the outer space

Fashion Week in Lodz

Lodz follows the example of London and Milan. We have a high quality design festival. Now, it’s time for the Fashion Week in Lodz.

The famous tenor in Lodz opera

The 8th of June is getting closer and closer. It’s the day of the visit of one of the most famous opera singers in the history – Placido Domingo

Laibach – concert and exhibition of the legend of industrial music

Laibach, one of the most influential groups of underground industrial music is coming to Lodz. The group will open a special exhibition in the Museum of Art on 26th May. On 27th May the group will give its concert in Lodz Philharmonic

Jazz Oscars

The awards of Jazz Association ‘Melomani’ will be presented in the 17th edition of the jazz festival. The performance of well-known saxophonist Kenny Garrett will be the key event of the gala

Jewish Culture Meetings

Jewish culture meetings are taking place starting from Sunday 14th June. We are going to uncover one of the four cultures that created the image of Lodz. The meetings will start with Israeli films

As-if-from-a-film weekend

Culture will leave the building of Film School on Targowa Street and will enter the city on 10th July up until 12th July. The famous film director Emir Kusturica will visit the first edition of Targowa Film Street Festival. Admission to all the events is free.

10 days of Spanish music

You can experience Spain in Lodz. From 17th to 26th July the 8th edition of Flamenco Festival will take place

Art district – part one

Lodz shows that the city space can be altered in a creative, spontaneous and wild way.

Alternative versus mainstream

The best of the alternative music groups and the most interesting young bands will perform on 24th and 25th July in Karol Scheibler factories during the second edition of Lodz Alternatywa festival.

The first map of Łódź for young travellers

The map of Łódź, prepared especially for ‘young travellers’ between 18 and 35 years old is now available within the European information system on cities attractive to young tourists. The map is a result of cooperation among the non-profit organisation USE-IT...

365 days till the beginning of cultural centre of Lodz

The countdown has started! Not ‘next year’ and not ‘in the near future’ but in 365 days the construction of cultural centre will start for good. Lodz Fabryczna Railway Station will be an underground station and on top of it the Special Art Zone will be built. This will create a new image of the city

Youth capital of culture

Students from all around the world came to Lodz. The first edition of the Festival of Sister Cities has shown that our city is the best candidate city for the title of the European Capital of Culture 2016

Ideas for reality

The second edition of the ‘make me!’ contest has already started. It’s a competition for talented young designers. Projects can be submitted till 21st August.

Movie Lodz in Wrocław

The audience of the film festival held in Wroclaw, Era New Horizons had an opportunity to visit two exhibitions with Lodz images

Producers come out of the shadow

he first edition of International Festival of Music Producers and Sound Designers Soundedit will be held in September. Lodz will be visited by Daniel Lanois who cooperates with U2 and Gareth Jones, the producer of classic albums of Depeche Mode

Movies to be remembered

Movies with Jewish themes will be shown on the Old Square and in Kinematograf on 24th-30th August. It will be an artistic addition to the 65th anniversary of the liquidation of Litzmannstadt Ghetto

Graffiti is art

From 1st to 6th September Lodz will host creators of graffiti from all around the world. In numerous parts of the city new murals will be painted and it’s all legal. Thanks to Outline Colour Festival, the opponents of graffiti will learn that murals are not always acts of vandalism. Colourful paintings can also be art works

Miastograf is on its way

The project ‘Zlomuj sobie kiosek’ began on 10th August. It’s a photo project of the first edition of Avant-garde Photo Lodz Meetings Lomography. It’s also a preview of the second edition of Miastograf Festival.

Four cultures out there

The next edition of the Festival of the Dialogue of Four Cultures will take place very soon. This time, artists and visitors of the festival will answer the question ‘where do you live?’ in their artistic quest

Keep track in Lodz

Everyone is invited to join a city game ‘Keep track in Lodz’, a walk full of surprises that will take place on Sat 12th Sept 2009. The event will start at 11 a.m. on Wolnosci Square at ‘Legend of Freedom’.

Coming back to Darlowo

The 30th anniversary of Lodz Kaliska continues in Darlowo. Darlowo is the place of its origin

Kronos Quartet in Lodz Philharmonic

The summer break was devoted to frequent trips around Lodz voivodship with the Festival The Coulour of Poland. Now, Artur Rubinstein’s Lodz Philharmonic invites music fans to its concerts. A famous American group Kronos Quartet will perform on 15th September

Play with L.U.C.

L.U.C., one of the most outstanding artists of Polish music, will perform in Luka club on 19th September. The concert will be held together with the city game ‘Walk in Lodz’

Artists go out to the streets of Lodz

The forth-coming weekend will be the weekend of colourful street artists. On 19th-20th September as part of the 4th edition of the International Festival of Street Art TrotuArt 2009, painters, open-air performance directors will come to Lodz.

Miastograf II

The second edition of the Festival of City Activities Miastograf will take place on 1-10 Oct. The agenda includes unique city art connected with Lodz

Comic book craze

From 2nd to 4th October Lodz will be the capital of world comics

The third edition of Myspace_ldz

Works of art exhibited in display cases will catch the eyes of passers-by in the centre of Lodz

Lodz Design 2009

The third edition of the biggest design festival in Poland will start on 15th October and will last till the end of the month

Daniel Libeskind to design a building for Nowe Centrum Lodzi

Daniel Libeskind comes from Lodz. This American architect, famous around the world, visited Lodz after the invitation of RHEINZINK and Lodz Art Center. He gave a special lecture during Lodz Design Festival

Advertising has got its own festival

Lodz range of festivals is becoming wider and wider. On 19th to 21st November, the first edition of AD Days will take place. It’s an event for anyone interested in advertising and visual marketing

Oriental and Scandinavian cinema

The beginning of November will be marked by cinematography from two very distant cultures. In Charlie cinema we will have an opportunity to watch films from south-east Asia and from Sweden

Mozdzer’s contribution to charity

One of the most renowned Polish pianists, Leszek Mozdzer, will come to Lodz to perform a concert for charity organization Fundacja Gajusz. It will be a special occasion for a special cause. The takings from the sales of tickets will go to Hospicjum Domowe dla Dzieci Ziemi Lodzkiej (Home Hospice for Lodz Children). Urszula Dudziak and Artur Rojek are among the artists who have already performed for the Fund

Frank Gehry designed Camerimage Łódź Center

One of the most renowned architects in the world came to Lodz to show his design of a building that would be a part of the new city centre in the vicinity of Lodz Fabryczna railway station and EC-1

Tomasz Stanko Quintet

On 5th December Tomasz Stanko Quintet will come to Lodz Philharmonic to promote their album ‘Dark Eyes’

Julius Caesar in the Grand Theatre

The Grand Theatre invites the audience for the premiere of the opera ‘Julius Caesar’ 250 years after the death of George Friedrich Haendel

Myslovitz advertises its book

One of the most popular Polish alternative music bands is coming back to Lodz after one-year break. The band will perform in Dekompresja club on Thursday 17th December

L.U.C. will help us understand Poland

In Lodz Philharmonic a renowned artist from Wroclaw will present his music-history performance on 22nd December. The concert will be a part of 70th anniversary of World War II and the 20th anniversary of communism collapse

High profile ballet

As almost every year, on the outset of winter Moscow City Ballet is coming to Poland for its annual tournee. On 23rd December Moscow artists will come to Lodz Grand Theatre to give a performance ‘Swan Lake’

Kamp! in Bagdad Cafe

It’s worth going to the music club at 45 Jaracza Street on 22nd January in the evening. The biggest act of Polish electronic music will give their concert. It’s the band Kamp!

Citylight avant-garde

The exhibition of the works of contemporary Lodz avant-garde artists takes place in the city gallery of citylights placed along Pilsudskiego Avenue. The exhibition that is a part of city space is an original idea of presenting that non-banal and unknown art

Pustki’s comeback

Pustki will come back to perform in Lodz Kaliska after one-year break. This time, the musicians will promote their new album ‘Kalambury’

Lang Lang will inaugurate Chopin Year

The Chinese artist who is regarded ‘the biggest talent in classical music’ will perform in Lodz Philharmonic

Atlas Sztuki to win Polityka top list

Lodz gallery has been awarded the best private gallery in Poland twice in a row

Lovers from Verona in Lodz Opera Mouse

The opening night of the ballet ‘Romeo and Juliet’, based on the most famous drama by William Shakespeare, will take place in the Grand Theatre on 23rd January

Stars of Polish theatre in Powszechny Theatre

The repertoire of the next edition of the Festival of Plays Pleasant and Unpleasant has been announced. The most famous directors of the plays to be performed in Lodz include: Lupa, Klata, Kleczewska and Warlikowski

Create student photostory

The University of Lodz, which was founded 65 years ago, and Photofestival invite everyone to a photo competition. The value of the prizes amounts to 8 thousand PLN

Owoce i Warzywa ‘Fruit and Vegetables’ – fresh café

Lodz cultural map will gain a new place of interest on 26th February. ‘Fruit and Vegetables’ invites all alternative art fans and new design lovers to a café that opens at 9 Traugutta Street

Your own guidebook for ms2

After one year and four months since the exhibition of 20th and 21st century art in the Art Museum, ms2 published a mini guidebook

Łódź and Szczecin ‘became one’ in the competition for the title of European Capital of Culture

The competition for the title of the European Capital of Culture 2016 does not have to be fierce. Lodz and Szczecin joined their forces for one day. On 26th February in Pinokio Theatre we will watch the band called ‘Chorzy na Odrę’ as a part of the project ‘Akustyczeń Lutuje’

The history of Lodz dream works re-written

There were at least 1000 films that were shot in the biggest Polish film studios at 29 Lakowa Street. The company which owns the former production studios – TOYA decided to prevail the memory of the accomplishments of Film Studios

Rusalka by Dvorak in the Grand Theatre

One of the most renowned opera works will be performed in Lodz for the first time. Three excellent young artists Tomasz Cyz, Lukasz Borowicz and Boris Kudlicka are responsible for the performance

ERŁO in Łódź Art Center

The final gig of the festival ERŁO - 10 Says of Europe will be held at Łódź Art Center on 22nd May at 22:00

Councillors have decided: Łódź – the cultural one, Księży Młyn – the creative one

The councillors of Łódź have unanimously passed two resolutions which make the success of Łódź in the European Capital of Culture race more probable

3 days with the “Republic of Culture”

The "Fenomen" foundation and "Nud-No" association, in cooperation with Łódź Art Center, an institution involved in Łódź European Capital of Culture 2016 endeavour, prepared an action that promoted the candidacy of Łódź during "Święto Łodzi" (Łódź Days). All the events were carried out under the banner of the "Republic of Culture".

Launch of the new single by KAMP!

Although the new single of the trio from Łódź and Wrocław was first presented in May in Agnieszka Szydłowska’s Program Alternatywny (Trójka Radio), it is only now that the band is launching a cd. It is possible thanks to their cooperation with the Łódź – European Capital of Culture 2016 project.

Crazy about LOMO? Show it!

The second edition of Lomografie (Lomographies) 2010 - the Łódź Meeting of Avant-garde Photography is the time of all the fans of old-school analogue cameras - people who photograph with passion, without any limitations.

RETRO/PER/SPECTIVES of Łódź

A review of the most important performances of the CHOREA theatre, and the latest achievements of visiting theatre groups will be presented between 13 and 21 August, as a part of the Factory Scene project. The performances and plays will be shown at the CHOREA theatre, Factory of Art, WYTWÓRNIA club and Akademicki Ośrodek Inicjatyw Artystycznych.

A QR Code walk around the historic factories of Łódź

MobileMS in cooperation with the City Hall has prepared the second tourist trail to be followed using QR Codes. This is another stage of the ‘Decode Łódź’ project. The city also invites people to take part in guided walks around Łódź, every Sunday until the end of August.

Swan Lake in Księży Młyn

All afternoon on Thursday, 1 July, in Księży Młyn was devoted to shooting a film whose aim is to promote the Łódź candidacy for the title of the European Capital of Culture 2016. We will watch the final result, an animated film, already on 6 July!

Księży Młyn 2016 – everyone speaks in unison

The historic estate in Księży Młyn can soon become a vibrant artistic haven. Thanks to the steps taken by the city authorities, there is an opportunity to quickly create procedures facilitating settlement of creative entrepreneurs and artists in the area.

Describing Łódź with places

The map is filled with points. The points mark up-to-date and archive pictures, facts and personal memories of Łódź citizens regarding a given location. On www.topografie.pl, you can find this unusual map where everybody may mark Łódź locations important for them and write a few words about them. Thus, a one of the kind story about the city written by its citizens will soon be created.