Museums
Open
a former power-plant complex with a science centre (150+ exhibits), a planetarium and a film museum
Culture
Open
a former tsarist-era vodka factory, rebuilt in 2020 to house offices, restaurants, a gallery and a theatre
Parks & Nature
Open
a glasshouse in Źródliska Park with about 4,500 plants across three climate pavilions
Cinemas
Open
a planetarium in EC1 with night-sky shows and space presentations for schools and families
Parks & Nature
Open
a 23.5-hectare park from 1915 on the former Łódź primeval forest, with pitches, courts and a 1928 pond
Sport & Recreation
Closed
a two-level karting track in Widzew with a fleet of 25 go-karts, from kids' models to sporty ones
For Children
Open
a trampoline park in Stary Widzew, over 1,000 sqm, open year-round, with a foam pit
For Children
a seasonal outdoor pool with a full 50x25-metre sports basin, its history going back to the 1960s
Culture
Open
an active film school in Oskar Kon's former palace, alumni include Wajda, Polański and Kieślowski
Entertainment
Open
Łódź's largest shooting range, in the former Anilana factory, with 16 stands and a wide choice of weapons
For Children
Open
close contact with parrots and exotic birds in Stary Widzew, a cafe with kids' birthday parties
Theatres & Opera
an independent OFF theatre founded in 2014 by film school graduates, in a renovated factory building
Murals
a Hygienic Dress League mural on Miedziana street, a large dove, a recurring motif in their consumerism-themed work
Museums
a book art collection with a working type foundry workshop, currently shown at two temporary locations during renovation
Parks & Nature
Open
one of Łódź's oldest parks, laid out in 1875 by Fabryczna station, with a Moniuszko monument from 1963
Theatres & Opera
Open
an 1892 building by the Ariadna thread factory, renovated into a cultural centre with dance classes
Historic Sites
Open
an 1896 brick factory gate nicknamed after its thread-spool-shaped columns
Entertainment
Open
a shopping centre on Piłsudskiego avenue with an Auchan hypermarket, the Zielona Przystań garden and a post office
Entertainment
Closed
a sport shooting club since 1998, with three ranges at 20, 50 and 100 metres and training for shooters
Churches & Monasteries
a church built from the mid-1920s to 1936, with a mosaic of the Immaculate Conception over the main altar
Murals
Open
a mural by Hong Kong's Messy Desk on a dormitory on Matejki street, a colourful take on the Tower of Babel
Cemeteries & Monuments
Open
a bronze statue of two Se-ma-for cats at plac Kaczyńskiego, in place since 2011
Cemeteries & Monuments
Open
a 65-kilogram bronze sparrow in a nest by the Palmhouse, unveiled in 2013
Historic Sites
a classicist villa from 1903, home to an industrialist from 1918, now the Łódź Film School
Over 30 places in the Stary Widzew neighbourhood, in the Widzew district. 22 of them have listed opening hours, 7 are free. The list lets you plan a route within a single area, without crossing the whole city.
A stretch along al. Piłsudskiego and Targowa Street, where former factories have been turned into museums and science centres. It's the neighbourhood of Widzew with the highest concentration of museums.
EC1 on Targowa 1/3, a former power plant now with a planetarium, is the largest venue here; a regular ticket starts at 25 PLN on weekdays. Nearby stand the Oskar Kon Palace at number 61 and the Grohman Barrels (Grohman Barrels) at number 65. On the film side, the neighbourhood is represented by the Se-ma-for Animation Museum on al. Piłsudskiego 135, and on the book side by the Museum of Artistic Bookbinding on Tymienieckiego 24.
The Palm House of the Botanical Garden on Piłsudskiego 61 is open all year round. For the youngest visitors there's the Papupapi Parrot House on Piłsudskiego 158a and the SALTOS indoor playroom on Wydawnicza 5, while swimming is available at the Anilana MOSiR Pool on Sobolowa 1.
The programme is run by Dom Kultury Widok (Widok Culture Centre) on al. Piłsudskiego 133, Dom Kultury Ariadna (Ariadna Culture Centre) on Niciarniana 1/3 and Teatr Zamiast (Zamiast Theatre) on Piłsudskiego 135.
The largest groups in the neighbourhood are places for children (4), theatres and stages (3), murals (3), entertainment (3), museums and galleries (3), cultural institutions (3), sports facilities (2) and parks and green spaces (2). You can open each of these as a separate list.
The Stary Widzew neighbourhood belongs to the Widzew district, where you'll find the other 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 over the coming days in the events calendar.
