Theatres & Opera
Closed
a circa-1910 factory owner's villa, reopening as a cultural centre with workshops in autumn 2026
Culture
Closed
closed for renovation since May 25, previously running a discussion club and a library desk
Culture
Closed
a Widzew branch for adult readers, one of many outposts in Łódź's city library network
Murals
✕ Permanently closed
permanently gone, the mural by KRIK and GREGOR disappeared along with the closure of the Bajkonur club
Museums
✕ Permanently closed
permanently closed: Poland's only animation museum operated from 2008 to 2018
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.
