Muzeum Sportu i Turystyki w Łodzi

About the museum

The Museum of Sport and Tourism opened on 18 January 1982 in the MOSiR sports hall in Łódź as a branch of the Museum of the History of the City of Łódź. It was created on the initiative of a founding committee, whose members included municipal officials, the sports historian Andrzej Bogusz and athletes associated with Łódź. In 2016 the institution was closed and its collections were moved to a storage facility at plac Wolności.

The museum reopened on 18 October 2018 at the Academic Sports and Teaching Centre of the Łódź University of Technology, “Zatoka Sportu”, on the university avenues. Today it is a branch of the Łódź City Museum.

The permanent exhibition “Faster, Higher, Stronger” occupies a little over 100 m². It tells, in chronological order, the history of sport and tourism in Łódź from the 19th century to the present, and shows the links between sport and social and political life. Particular attention is paid to the multinational and multi-ethnic sporting community of Łódź before 1939. The exhibits are interactive and engage various senses.

Highlights

• Interactive exhibition “Faster, Higher, Stronger”
• Memorabilia of Łódź athletes, including the fencer Roman Kantor and the athlete Maria Kwaśniewska-Maleszewska
• Memorabilia of the ice hockey player Władysław Król and the high jumper Artur Partyka
• Multinational sport in Łódź before 1939

Permanent exhibition

• Szybciej, wyżej, mocniej – Chronological story of the history of sport and tourism in Łódź from the 19th century to the present, with interactive exhibits.

Founded

1982

Operated by

Muzeum Miasta Łodzi

Admission & discounts

Free admission: On Wednesdays admission to the permanent exhibition is free.

Tickets for temporary exhibitions and combined tickets are sold at the ticket office.

Accessibility

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

The museum offers audio description, an audio guide, an induction loop, tactile materials (tactile graphics), Easy-to-Read materials, Polish and English subtitles (also for deaf visitors), interpretation and events in Polish Sign Language, and portable FM systems. There is a quiet zone, noise-cancelling headphones for loan, a pre-visit guide to prepare for the visit, and a “komfortka” (a hygiene room for adults with special needs). Events are also held during quiet hours with a limited number of stimuli.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

The museum runs museum lessons and workshops for school groups and individual guests, and the exhibits are interactive.

Getting there & parking

The museum is located in the Academic Sports and Teaching Centre of the Łódź University of Technology, “Zatoka Sportu”. The museum office is at plac Wolności 2.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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