Municipal Art Gallery in Łódź - Re:Medium Gallery

Re:Medium Gallery is located at Piotrkowska Street 113 in Łódź and is one of the branches of the Municipal Art Gallery in Łódź. It is a space dedicated to contemporary art in its broad sense: from painting and drawing to photography, design and installations.

How the gallery came about

Re:Medium opened on 12 April 2012 as another exhibition space of the Municipal Art Gallery in Łódź. The name refers to the word medium in the sense of a means of artistic expression, which fits the profile of the place: the gallery does not stick to one technique, but rather shows various ways in which artists convey content.

What you can see

The programme includes painting, printmaking, drawing, sculpture, photography, artistic texts, design, film, multimedia, performance and installations. In practice, the gallery specialises primarily in photography, graphics, drawing, artistic glass, objects and multimedia, so regular visitors to Piotrkowska will find exhibitions here that differ from those in the city's larger, more classical museum institutions. This profile distinguishes Re:Medium from the main headquarters of the Municipal Art Gallery and shows that the MGS network in Łódź distributes various types of contemporary art among its branches, rather than concentrating everything in one place.

A place on the cultural map of Piotrkowska

Re:Medium is located in the central part of Piotrkowska, on a stretch densely populated with cafes, shops and service points, so it is easy to combine a visit with a walk along the entire street. A few hundred metres away, in the former Ramisch factory, OFF Piotrkowska operates with designers' studios and catering venues, which together with the gallery offers two different but adjacent ways of engaging with art and design in this part of the city. Piotrkowska itself on this stretch combines commercial and cultural functions: alongside shops and catering establishments, galleries, cinemas and municipal institutions operate here, so a visit to Re:Medium naturally fits into a longer walk along Łódź's main street, rather than requiring a separate trip.

Practical information

• Address: Piotrkowska 113, 90-430 Łódź.
• Telephone: 42 632 24 16.
• Getting there: on foot or by any of the numerous bus and tram lines running along Piotrkowska; the gallery is close to the city centre, so it takes about fifteen minutes to walk from the railway station or nearby car parks.
• The gallery is closed on Mondays; on other days it is open in the afternoon and evening, though available sources provide somewhat differing opening hours, so it is best to check the current schedule on the mgslodz.pl website before your visit.