Film Museum in Lodz is the only such museum in Poland. It was created in 1976. At that time, it was the Department of Film and Theatre Culture at the Museum of the City of Lodz. After ten years of existence, already independent Museum moved to the new (current) premises in the former K. Scheibler’s palace at plac Zwycięstwa 1 (1 Victory Square).
It was not by chance that such museum was created in Lodz. Thanks to the excellent and only Polish film school, Lodz has been the center of film production since the beginnings of the development of cinematography.
Apart from the organization of exhibitions or meetings, the Museum has outstanding collections. It possesses a considerable collection of over 50 000 exhibits, which is constantly growing thanks to purchases, donations, gifts, and deposits. The main exhibition is "Łódź filmowa" ("The cinematic Łódź") where you can understand how the cinematography had been developing in the city of Łódź and how the city became the capital of Polish film industry.
The Museum helps visitors get familiar with old film equipment, documents of films life, material objects related to the creation and functioning of the art of feature films, documentaries, educational, animated and avant-garde films, videos and television, film programs, posters, stage design, photos, and memorabilia related to cinema personalities.
The Museum also has its own film archive and organizes the Media Festival “Man in Danger” focused on the contemporary Polish socially-themed documentaries. Another interesting element for the visitors is the unique Kaiserpanorama. In the building of the museum there is also cinema "Kinematograf".
Opening hours:
Wednesday - Thursday 9:00 – 16:00
Friday - Sunday: 11:00 – 18:00
Monday and Tuesday: museum closed
Ticket prices:
Normal ticket: PLN 15
Discount ticket: PLN 10
Discount for holders of: Łódź Citizen Card, Łódź Senior Card, Młodzi w Łodzi Card (Youth in Łódź), Łódź Library Card, Łódź No Barrier Card (Łódzka Karta Bez Barier): PLN 10
Children up to 7 years old can enter the Museum free of charges.
Wednesday is free entrance day for pernament exbitions. For temporary exbitions prices are:
Normal ticket: PLN 5
Discount ticket: PLN 3
Discount for holders of: Łódź Citizen Card, Łódź Senior Card, Młodzi w Łodzi Card (Youth in Łódź), Łódź Library Card, Łódź No Barrier Card (Łódzka Karta Bez Barier): PLN 3
Discount for holders of Large Family Card: PLN 5
Children up to 7 years old can enter the Museum free of charges.
Fee for a guided tour in Polish or English: PLN 80 for groups (max. 15 people). Reservations: tel.: 42 203 24 50 (during the Museum’s working hours) or rezerwacja@kinomuzeum.pl
