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ORIGINAL PHOTOPLASTICON
A true gem in our collection is more than a hundred- year-old photoplasticon manufactured in the workshop of August Fruhmann, a photoplasticon inventor. Our photoplasticon is one of a few objects of this type preserved in the world. 25 persons can seat at this instrument at the same time and
WHAT CAN BE SEEN IN THE MUSEUM
“Mystery of the film set”. “Miracle of the picture revived”. Those two are best when seen together. On those exhibitions we show technical secrets of film making from the cinema early years to modern times. Exhibitions include devices typical of film sets, giving the visitors an idea of what work
Life in documentaries
Media Festival Media Festival “Man in Danger” in Lodz is one of the oldest festival of documentaries in Poland. The festival was established in 1990 following the system transformation in Poland. The nature of the event underwent some changes. Initially, a great need for free expression possible after the lifting
From Kindergarten To Secondary School
We invite children of pre-school age, students of primary schools, middle schools and upper-secondary schools to take part in interactive classes. Selected topics cover theory (presentation and discussion) and practice during which participants use their newly-acquired knowledge to solve tasks or prepare projects related to the topic of the lesson.
Stars at the Vernissage
Grażyna Szapołowska, Anna Sheppard, Agnieszka Odorowicz, Allan Starski, Andrzej Haliński, Wojciech Szczurek, the Mayor of Gdynia, Krzysztof Piątkowski, the Deputy Mayor of Lodz, Leszek Kopeć, the Director of the Gdynia Film Festival, Michał Oleszczyk, the Artistic Director of the Gdynia Film Festival, as well as many other prominent guests rewarded
INSIDE THE FACTORY OWNER’S RESIDENCE
The Palace of Karol Scheibler is an outstanding example of residential architecture typical for the 2nd half of the 19th century. Its added value lies in the fact that the Palace was the first residence of this type in Lodz. The Scheiblers were among the most important textile potentates in
Save the screening!
It was supposed to be a regular evening out in the cinema – meeting with friends, the screening… But this time something went wrong. Maybe somebody is deliberately trying to spoil the party? But not everything is lost! Follow the hints and perform the tasks that have been prepared for
A tour of the Museum and the Film School
We would like to invite you to use our new offer: a joint tour of the Museum and the Film School. One of the best schools in the world devoted to educating film experts occupies a few buildings: a state-of-the-art film studio, Oscar Kon’s Palace where the most famous stairs
Awards For Antoni Szram
Antoni Szram, the first director of the Film Museum, an art historian, a long-term Chairperson of the Lodz division of the Association of Art Historians (Stowarzyszenie Historyków Sztuki) and the City Monuments Conservator, received on 24 September 2015 – during an official inauguration of a new cultural season – the
About the Cinema or the Palace
We would like to encourage you to use the support of our excellent museum guides – experts in the history of film and animation as well as connoisseurs and lovers of Lodz – who will elaborate, either in Polish or in English, on the subjects that interest you most. Both
