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Historic places in Łódź

9 historic buildings, sites and memorials in Łódź.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Historic places in Łódź

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    Jewish cemetery

    Cmentarz Żydowski w Łodzi

    For centuries, Poland was home to the largest Jewish community in the world. Jewish people also strongly influenced the history of Łódź. This is the largest Jewish cemetery in Europe. The Poznanski mausoleum near the entrance is a beautiful memorial. The cemetery has many tall trees and vines. It is very green and leafy and makes for peaceful exploring and meandering.

    From Sun to Fri (except Jewish holidays, when it is closed) 1 April - 1 November 09:00 till 17:00. From 2 November till 31 March, 09:00 till 15:0015 zł (On every first Sunday in month admission free.)

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    Muzeum Archeologiczne i Ethograficzne

    Museum of Ethnography and Archaeology

    The largest museum in the city, containing an exceptional collection of ancient treasures and archaeological artefacts from all around the surrounding region. Many exhibits date from as long ago as the Stone Age, and cover various periods right up to the Middle Ages.

    Tue Thu Fri 10:00 - 17:00, Wed 09:00 - 16:00, Sat 09:00 - 15:00

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    Muzeum Historii Miasta Łodzi (Museum of the City of Łódź)

    Poznański Palace

    Various beautiful rooms with exhibitions dedicated to some of the most famous people from Łódź including writer Julian Tuwim, pianist Artur Rubenstein, and collections of items from the daily lives of those who have lived in Łódź throughout the years. The museum is in a beautiful building called Palace Poznańskiego. One of the major attractions in Łódź.

    Tue 10:00 - 16:00, Wed 14:00 - 18:00, Thu 10:00 - 16:00, Fri 10:00 - 14:00, Sat 10:00 - 14:00, Sun 10:00 - 14:00

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    Poznański Palace

    Pałac Poznańskiego

    A beautiful 19th-century building that was built by Izrael Poznański - a textile magnate and a philanthropist. Today it holds the Museum of the City of Łódź.

    Mon closed, Tue-Thu 09:00-17:00, Fri-Sun 11:00-19:00

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    ms1

    Muzeum Sztuki (Art Museum)

    It was one of the first museums of modern art in Europe and has a really impressive collection of Polish and international 20th century art (for long time and arguably still the best in Poland). The building belonged to the Poznański family, same as the palace where Muzeum Historii Miasta Łodzi is located. (Tip: after leaving the museum take Gdańska street and go 50 meters up north to see the beautiful building of the Music Academy - which used to be one of the houses of Izrael Poznański. If you are confident enough you can go in (entrance on ul. 1 Maja) to see an elegant stain glass window on the first floor.)

    Tue 10:00-17:00, Wed 11:00-17:00, Thu 12:00-19:00, Fri 11:00-17:00, Sat 10:00-16:00, Sun 10:00-16:00Admission: adults 7 zł, families: 13 zł; temporary exhibitions: adults: 4 zł, reduced ticket: 3 zł; free admission on Fridays

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    ms2

    Muzeum Sztuki squared

    Ms2 is dedicated mostly to the Collection of 20th and 21st Century Art. The museum is in a building of 19th century weaving plant (former part of Poznański family textile manufacture, modern days part of shopping mall Manufaktura). This museum should be considered as an extension to the ms (Muzeum Sztuki) and even the name shows that ms2 is second and also has bigger expositions area. (ms to square).

    Tue 10:00–18:00, Wed–Sun 11:00–19:00One exhibition: Adults: 10 zł, Reduced ticket: 5 zł; Combined (ms1, ms2, Herbst Palace): Adults 16 zł, reduced 8 zł; Free admission on Fridays

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    Radegast Station

    From this station thousands of people were herded to Polish death camps. After WWII it lay in ruins for many years but in 2002 efforts commenced to turn it into one of the museums of the Lodz ghetto. Today some 80 years later it remains a sad and solemn place.

    You can walk around most of the station free of charge

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    Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

    Sobór św. Aleksandra Newskiego w Łodzi

    A rare example of Orthodox architecture in Poland.

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    Karol Scheibler's Palace

    Pałac Karola Scheiblera

    Neo-Renaissance palace today hosts the Film Museum.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Łódź (CC BY-SA 4.0).