Muzeum Miasta Łodzi

About the museum

For more than 50 years the Museum of the City of Łódź has gathered and presented collections devoted to the history of Łódź. Its main seat is the historic Palace of the Poznański Family, built at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries as the family residence and showpiece of the Poznański enterprise. The building is today one of the symbols of the development of Łódź, which in a few decades changed from a small town into an industrial metropolis.

In the palace one can see the private apartments and the representative interiors of the company’s seat. The exhibitions tell the story of the industrial history of Łódź, its multicultural heritage, architecture, art and crafts, and the everyday life of its residents and the achievements of outstanding inhabitants. The exhibition “Poznańscy: Pałac. Potęga. Pokolenia” (The Poznańskis: Palace. Power. Generations) on the first floor presents the history of the manufacturer’s residence and the family, and the Artur Rubinstein Music Gallery holds the largest collection in the world devoted to this pianist.

The museum also runs other branches: the Dętka Canal Museum (Muzeum Kanału “Dętka”) under Plac Wolności, open in the season from May to October, and the Museum of Sport and Tourism in the complex of the Łódź University of Technology. There are temporary exhibitions, workshops and events for various groups of visitors.

Highlights

• Restored interiors of the Palace of the Poznański Family
• Exhibition “Poznańscy: Pałac. Potęga. Pokolenia” (The Poznańskis: Palace. Power. Generations)
• Artur Rubinstein Music Gallery, the largest collection in the world devoted to the pianist
• Model of the Lost Quarter (Zaginiony Kwartał) with Łódź from 1939
• Exhibition “Łódź w Europie. Europa w Łodzi. Ziemia obiecana wczoraj i dziś”

Permanent exhibitions

• Poznańscy: Pałac. Potęga. Pokolenia – The exhibition on the first floor of the palace tells the story of the manufacturer’s residence and the history of the Poznański family.
• Łódź w Europie. Europa w Łodzi. Ziemia obiecana wczoraj i dziś – The exhibition shows how, in a few decades, Łódź rose from small craft and farming centres to the ranks of the great metropolises.
• Galeria Muzyki Artura Rubinsteina – The largest collection in the world devoted to the pianist occupies two rooms on the first floor of the palace.

Founded

1975

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Wednesday (permanent exhibitions)

The ticket quoted covers all permanent exhibitions (standard PLN 27, reduced PLN 21); the temporary exhibitions have separate prices, e.g. PLN 13 and PLN 10.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials
• Audio description

The entrance from ul. Zachodnia has a stair platform operated by a staff member, and the palace has a lift to each floor; the viewing of the exhibitions does not require climbing stairs. The entrance from ul. Ogrodowa requires two steps, and the entrance from the garden steep stairs. Toilets are available on levels 0 and -1, and the museum lends two wheelchairs. There are tactile plans, tactile graphics, cotton gloves, audio description and an audio guide, an induction loop at the ticket office and at selected exhibitions, a video interpreter at the ticket office, and materials in Easy-to-Read language. Guide dogs and assistance dogs may enter all areas. In the palace there is also a “comfort room” (komfortka), a room for changing adults with special needs, and a quiet space.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum runs museum lessons and workshops for schools, and events for various groups of visitors.

Getting there & parking

Bicycle racks are in front of the museum from ul. Ogrodowa and at the entrance to the garden from the Manufaktura side.

Amenities & dining

• Coat check

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

The museum rents out the palace interiors.

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