Museums
Closed
a Venetian-inspired Neo-Renaissance palace now home to contemporary art
Theatres & Opera
Closed
children and youth theatre since 1945, repertoire ranging from infant shows to plays for teenagers
Entertainment
Open
a 24-lane bowling alley in the Nowa Sukcesja mall, opened in 2015, with billiards and a VR simulator
Parks & Nature
Open
one of Łódź's largest parks, listed as a monument, with a 1920s villa, tennis courts and a concert shell
Theatres & Opera
Closed
a private dance and contemporary circus stage in the former 1929 Przedwiośnie cinema
Cemeteries & Monuments
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the Evangelical section of the Ogrodowa cemetery from 1855, with factory owners' graves and the neo-Gothic Scheibler Chapel
Murals
Open
a BOA MISTURA mural covering over 600 square metres, a quote from Jerzy Kosiński's novel, the first in Poland
Water Parks & Pools
Closed
an academic sports complex from 2017, with two Olympic pools and a hall seating 650
Cinemas
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the first Łódź multiplex of the Helios chain, opened 2015, nine screens seating nearly 2,000
Iconic Spots
Closed
a club on the site of Poland's first postwar film studio, four concert and theatre halls with an industrial feel
Cemeteries & Monuments
Closed
three mid-19th-century denominational cemeteries with the Scheiblers' neo-Gothic chapel
Churches & Monasteries
a former garrison Orthodox church, its onion domes removed after 1919
Churches & Monasteries
Closed
built as a votive offering for the 1920 Battle of Warsaw, with a mosaic copy of an icon from St Peter's Basilica
Entertainment
Closed
a mall reopened in 2024 after four years shut, with a Helios cinema and the Hopa Lupa play zone
Museums
Closed
a former tsarist prison from 1883-1885, telling the story of over a century of Poland's independence struggle
Museums
Closed
an experimental art gallery runs in the cellars of Kindermann's 1902 Art Nouveau villa
a column-free 2012 exhibition hall in Polesie, geothermally heated, hosting trade fairs and fashion shows
Cemeteries & Monuments
Closed
the Catholic section of the Old Cemetery with the Heinzl family's neo-renaissance mausoleum by Schwechten
Entertainment
a large dance club in Stare Polesie for around 2,000 people, two halls, four bars, house and disco music
Sport & Recreation
Closed
a city ice rink in Stary Polesie with skate rental, named after coach Olszewska-Lelonkiewicz
Theatres & Opera
an independent theatre since 2009, with three halls, a gallery and café, mixing shows with concerts
Murals
Open
a DALeast mural on Łąkowa street, a deer built from thousands of branch-like lines with hidden birds
Museums
Closed
a compact exhibition in former barracks, dedicated to the regiment known as the Children of Łódź
Murals
Open
an Etam Crew mural on Aleja Politechniki, illustrating Tuwim's poem W aeroplanie, 16 by 12 metres
Over 70 places in the Stare Polesie neighborhood, in the Polesie district. 43 of them have listed opening hours, 26 are free. The list lets you plan a route within one area, without crossing the whole city.
A quarter of tenement buildings from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, west of Piotrkowska, home to more theatre stages than any other part of the city outside the very center. On top of that, twenty murals, seven museums and galleries, and six churches.
Teatr Pinokio at Kopernika 16 and Teatr Studyjny PWSFTViT at number 8 share the same street. A few minutes away perform Teatr Logos at Skłodowskiej-Curie 22, Teatr Szwalnia at Strugi 90, and Teatr V6 with a dance repertoire at Żeromskiego 74/76. Performance dates are gathered in the theatre calendar.
At Łąkowa 21 stands Willa Teodora Milscha with the Muzeum Sztuki Iluzji (Museum of Illusion Art), and at number 29, Klub Wytwórnia on the grounds of the former film studio. Separately there are Muzeum Książki Dziecięcej (Museum of the Children's Book) at Gdańska 100/102, and Muzeum Uniwersytetu Medycznego (Museum of the Medical University) and Izba Pamięci 28 Pułku Strzelców Kaniowskich (Memorial Room of the 28th Kaniów Riflemen Regiment), both at Żeligowskiego 7/9.
Zatoka Sportu Politechniki Łódzkiej at al. Politechniki 10 is the largest pool in this part of the city, with a standard ticket from 15 PLN. Next to it, at al. Politechniki 1, is Stacja Grawitacja (Gravity Station) with trampolines and a climbing wall, and at Legionów 65 there is a skatepark.
The largest groups in the neighborhood are murals (20), cultural institutions (9), museums and galleries (7), churches and monasteries (6), entertainment (5), theatres and stages (5), historic sites (5), and cemeteries and monuments (4). Each of these can be opened as a separate list.
The Stare Polesie neighborhood belongs to the Polesie district, where you'll find the remaining areas and the full list of places. All the city's attractions at once are on the list of attractions in Łódź and on the map, and what's happening in the coming days is in the events calendar.
