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Aleksander Tansman - the Łódź composer who befriended Stravinsky

The story of Aleksander Tansman, a Łódź-born composer who befriended Stravinsky and was made an honorary samurai in Japan.

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Artur Rubinstein - the boy from Piotrkowska and the dispute over his monument

The story of Artur Rubinstein, the pianist born on Piotrkowska, and the family dispute over his piano monument unveiled in 2000.

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Artur Szyk - the Łódź artist Hitler wanted dead

The story of Artur Szyk, the Łódź-born artist whose White House painting and anti-Nazi cartoons made him a target of Hitler.

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Ary Sternfeld - the man from Łódź who calculated space flight trajectories before anyone flew into space

How Ary Sternfeld, an astronautics pioneer from Łódź, calculated space flight trajectories decades before humans reached orbit.

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David Lynch and Łódź - the director who fell in love with a post-industrial city

How David Lynch discovered post-industrial Łódź at the Camerimage festival and tried to build his own film studio at EC1.

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Julia Elszewicz and the beginnings of music education in Łódź

How Julia Elszewicz founded Łódź's first music school in 1893, the seed that eventually grew into today's Academy of Music.

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The Monk's Curse in the Forests near Wieluń - a Legend of Hidden Treasure

The legend of a monk in the forests near Wieluń, who buried treasure and cursed anyone who would seek it out of greed.

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Who still weaves pasiaki and cuts kodry today? The living crafts of the Łowicz region

Who in the villages of the Łowicz region still weaves pasiaki and cuts traditional paper wycinanki, passing the craft to new generations.

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The Tuwim Bench in Lodz - where the legend of the lucky nose comes from

Where the Julian Tuwim bench on Piotrkowska came from, and the legend about the luck brought by touching its nose.

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The Łódź Film School in the world's top ranks - how a provincial school beat Hollywood

How the Łódź Film School, founded in 1948 in a war-ruined city, trained Wajda, Polański and Kieślowski and reached the world's elite.

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Polish wicker from near Sieradz - what basket weaving looks like today

What traditional willow basket weaving looks like today in the Sieradz region and who still keeps the craft alive.

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Roman Ryterband: the Łódź Composer Who Fled the War and Conquered America

How Łódź-born composer Roman Ryterband, fleeing the war through France and Switzerland, ended up settling in California.

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