Muzeum Sztuki w Łodzi – ms¹

About the museum

The Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź has a unique history. At the end of the 1920s and the beginning of the 1930s, artists of the “a.r.” group, among them Władysław Strzemiński, Katarzyna Kobro and Henryk Stażewski, and the poets Julian Przyboś and Jan Brzękowski, gathered as a gift from leading creators of the European avant-garde the International Collection of Modern Art (Międzynarodowa Kolekcja Sztuki Nowoczesnej). The collection was opened to the public on 15 February 1931.

After the Second World War, in 1948, the museum was moved to one of the palaces of the Poznański family at ul. Więckowskiego 36, and from 1950 it has operated under its present name. For about fifty years the permanent collection was shown in this building; it later gained a new home in ms² in the former weaving mill at ul. Ogrodowa.

Today the building at ul. Więckowskiego 36 (entrance from ul. Gdańska 43), called ms¹, serves as a place for experimenting with the phenomena of contemporary art. Temporary exhibitions, performance shows, workshops and lectures take place here. The building also houses a library with a reading room and a café.

Highlights

• Palace of the Poznański family, the museum’s seat since 1948
• Temporary exhibitions of contemporary art, performances, workshops and lectures
• Free admission every Friday
• Library of the Museum of Art with a reading room
• Pass combining all branches of the museum

Founded

1930

Operated by

Samorząd Województwa Łódzkiego

Director

Daniel Muzyczuk

Admission & discounts

Free admission: every Friday (free admission to the exhibitions)

The ticket price depends on the exhibition; currently the ticket for temporary exhibitions costs PLN 20 standard and PLN 10 reduced.

Accessibility

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

The main entrance has a gentle ramp; the first gap in the arcades on the left is accessible directly from the pavement. Inside there is a lift with voice announcements and Braille description, and there is a toilet for people with disabilities in the foyer. At the ticket office there is a fixed induction loop and access to a remote sign language interpreter (video interpreter, Tuesday to Friday until 18:00). Audio guides with audio description can be borrowed at the ticket office. Assistance dogs may enter the museum. The museum also runs events with a PJM interpreter and a walk with VR goggles through places that are architecturally inaccessible.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The Education Department prepares programmes for children and carers. The first gap on the left at the entrance is accessible from the pavement, including for parents with pushchairs.

Getting there & parking

The entrance to the museum is from ul. Gdańska 43; in front of the entrance under the arcades there is a rack for five bicycles.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop
• Coat check

Café on the first floor, cloakroom in the foyer and the museum bookshop; catalogues and gadgets can be bought at the ticket office.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

The museum rents out its spaces; the details are given on the page about renting spaces.

Plan your visit