Search results for: industrial Katowice Industrial Tourism in Silesia While such a prediction may have raised eyebrows only twenty years ago (we should know, we started publishing tourist guides to PL in 2000), today Poland has … Essen Industrial tourism in the Ruhrgebiet The area between the Ruhr, Lippe and Rhine rivers consisted mainly of rural villages until the 19th century, when the Industrial Revolution turned it into one … Lodz 'The Promised Land': Łódź's Industrial Heritage If you're a first-time visitor to Łódź, you've come at a truly interesting time. It's not that Łódź hasn't been worth visiting up until now, but the last … Katowice Katowice: Industrial at Heart If you've ever completed a Mensa IQ test (or even one of those pseudo online tests), you'll know the format of some of the questions – plane is to...[sky] as … Lodz Manufaktura: Łódź's Industrial Past and Present in One Spot! Manufaktura today is the result of Poland’s largest renovation project since the reconstruction of Warsaw’s Old Town in the 1950s (something you can read about … Lodz Monopolis | Łódź's post-industrial gem As the historic bricks-and-mortar (and chimney-smoke) heartland of Poland, Łódź hasn't always been the top choice for domestic and international tourism. That, … Lodz Łódź: The Post-Industrial Revolution Continues! If you've come to Łódź having heard about the successes of post-industrial tourism, you've come at a great time. Hell, even if you've only just learned about … Ljubljana Laibach & Slovenian Artistic Defiance Much like France Prešeren stands tall over the history of Slovene literature, one band stands tall over its musical history. Their name is Laibach, and they … Lodz The Palaces and Villas of Łódź The Łódź you have heard of has been painted as a post-industrial landscape going through a thorough modernisation. Granted, for a long time at IYP we've … Katowice The Katowice Porcelain Factory (Fabryka Porcelany) If you've ever been to Łódź's 'Manufaktura' or ' Katowice Nikiszowiec The former workers' district of Nikiszowiec is home to some highly unique early 20th century architecture as well as an excellent Katowice Katowice: Then & Now “Katowice is never going to win any beauty prizes” was an opening line from one of our first Katowice guides way back in 2007. “That the finest building in … Warsaw Explore the Flavors of Elektrownia Powiśle It’s hard to miss Elektrownia Powiśle – the towering complex of sleek, revitalized early 20th century power plant buildings is now a bustling hub of cultural … Gdańsk Post-industrial Eden This exhibition showcases over 140 photographs that capture allotment gardens across the globe, from the US and Cuba to Japan, Mongolia, and various European … Katowice Industrial Ethnography Museum Located in Nikiszowiec, this branch of the Katowice Historical Museum is unique in its emphasis on ethnography and folk culture, approaching the topic from an … Katowice Industrial Monuments Route While Katowice holds quite a few post-industrial gems, such as the modern day C Lodz M-City Industrial Mural I Created by Gdańsk artist M-City in 2015 for the Urban Forms project. Lodz The Industrialists ‘Łódź was waking up, the first yelling factory whistle pierced the quiet of the early morning, then in all parts of the city others began to spring up ever … Zagreb Vintage Industrial Bar This American-like, rock and roll-feel bar has more than just a few drinks to offer. Grab a beer on tap with some friends and delight in a wide variety of … Leeds Leeds Industrial Museum The north of England was once the industrial capital of the world, the epicentre of a worker-led changing of the way we view the world, and that history is … Lodz M-City Industrial Mural II Created by Gdańsk artist M-City for the Urban Forms project in 2012. Lodz Surindustrialle Steampunk fans rejoice, for you have a haven in Łódź! It's hard not to be impressed even before you enter this little cafe-gallery, for outside there are … Lodz National Center of Film Culture This is the ultimate spot for anyone interested in film and audiovisual culture. The National Film Culture Center is a film education center that disseminates … Lodz Museum of Art in Łódź - ms¹ This superb museum and gallery features a worthy modern art exhibition - called Open Composition - courtesy of progressive artists from a number of countries, … Lodz Centre for Comics & Interactive Narration EC1 This newly opened Comic and Interactive Narration Center is a must for comic/graphic/narrative lovers everywhere! The massive center is split into parts that … Lodz Museum of Art in Łódź- ms² A very impressive space located in a former 19th century weaving plant, this museum is home to both temporary exhibitions and an impressive permanent … Lodz Museum of the Factory Of all the museums in Łódź you won’t find any that are better geared towards the foreign visitor. All displays are complemented with thorough English … Lodz Museum of the City of Łódź Inside the breathtaking Neo-Baroque former residence of Łódź manufacturer Izrael Kalmanowicz Poznański, this museum within a museum, dedicated to the … Katowice Zinc Rolling Mill If you haven't noticed already, Katowice, and Silesia as a whole, is big on industrial tourism. If this is where your interests lie, then 'Walcownia Cynku' … Katowice Nikiszowiec The former workers' district of Nikiszowiec is home to some highly unique early 20th century architecture as well as an excellent Lodz Centre for Science & Technology EC1 Step by step, bit by bit over many years, EC1 has gradually come to life. Allusions to the Death Star were frequent for a long time, however, EC1 has steadily … Lodz Black World Black World provides an experience like no other, one of the most exciting, unusual and perception changing attractions in the world. It is a real-life journey … Lodz Central Museum of Textiles in Łódź To understand exactly what Łódź is all about, a visit to the largest textile museum in Europe is a good place to start. The two floors of exhibition rooms … Lodz Łódź City Culture Park Tucked behind the Central Museum of Textiles is a unique open-air museum dedicated to the wooden architecture that dominated the streets of Łódź in its early … Lodz Łódź Film Museum Opened in 1986 inside Karol Scheibler’s extraordinary 19th-century palace, the Łódź Film Museum (formerly known as the Museum of Cinematography) offers … Rijeka The Sugar Refinery A sugar refinery was built near Rijeka’s train station in 1754, by decree of Austrian Duchess Maria Theresa. It supplied the entire Austrian Empire with sugar … Katowice Wilson Shaft Gallery Just north of the centre of Nikiszowiec (3km by official measure), this seemingly obscure and certainly under appreciated modern art gal Katowice Silesian Freedom & Solidarity Centre This museum is a dedication to, and indeed a memorial, to the events surrounding 16 December 1981, known as the 'Pacification of Wujek.' Shortly after Katowice Silesian Museum One of the most impressive and most important recent investments in Katowice has been the Silesian Museum on the site of the former Katowice Coal Mine, just … Lodz The Marek Edelman Dialogue Center Located in the Survivor's Park (Park Ocalałych) in the northern part of the city in the district of Bałuty, the Dialogue Center, is na Lodz Sports & Tourism Museum One of the great unsung oddities of Łódź, the Sports and Tourism Museum of the City of Łódź has been attracting the accidental visitor since 1982, amusing … Lodz Pharmacy Museum Built to resemble an 18th/19th-century pharmacy this place is far more interesting than it sounds, with furnishings from Vienna, and over 3,000 exhibits set … Lodz Museum of Public Transport Ahhh, transport museums, there's something about them that brings back fond memories of childhood, for they, and indeed this one in Łódź, is a great place for … Lodz Museum of Archaeology & Ethnography Established in 1931 and one of the leading research institutions of its kind in the country, this charming little museum is packed with intricately carved … Lodz Museum of Natural History A typically run-of-the-mill Polish museum that wouldn’t look out of place in a small town anywhere in the country, find the usual collection of stuffed … Lodz Herbst Palace The Herbst Palace is inseparably linked to the history of the Herbst and the Scheibler families, considered the wealthiest and most influential industrialist … Katowice Porcelain Factory (Fabryka Porcelany) If you've ever been to Łódź's 'Manufaktura' or ' Katowice Żywiec Brewery In addition to the Tyskie Brewery in Tychy, those with their beer goggles on and a good map in front Lodz Experymentarium Whoa, here's a museum that makes science fun, and in a way that rather than ordering you to ‘keep away from the glass’, actively encourages visitors to ‘push’, … Lodz Radogoszcz Prison Museum The hasty Nazi retreat left Radogoszcz Prison a smouldering shell, but its importance as a site of struggle and martyrdom was not lost on the locals. Work … Lodz Museum of the Tradition of Independence Set inside a former Tsarist prison your tour begins on the ground floor, where a walk around the former cells allows visitors to glimpse depressing sights like … Rijeka The Torpedo Factory Did you know that the torpedo was invented in Rijeka? Maybe not a great thing to brag about inventing weapons of moderate destruction, but the story goes like … Rijeka The Paper Mill Not far from the city centre, on the banks of the Rječina is a disused factory. It once employed over 1000 people and produced thousands of tons of fine … Lodz Dętka Canal Museum UPDATE: Dętka Canal is currently closed to visitors due to the pandemic and it being, well, a very confined space. This is industrial tourism at its best, … Katowice Wujek Mine If you’ve noticed the two candy-striped smokestacks near the centre of Katowice – and it would be particularly difficult not to if you’ve taken a walk to Katowice Giszowiec Another workers’ colony from the same sibling pair behind Nikiszowiec, in the case of Giszowiec, the Zillmans took a completely different conceptual approach, … Prague Gas Museum The Gas Museum is located in one of the historic technological buildings of the Michle gasworks, built from 1925-1927. This technical museum acquaints visitors … Prague Staropramen Brewery Hour-long tours of one of Prague's most famous brews are available daily. It’s a 50 minute interactive walk through the beer’s history, including how the beer … Rijeka The Shipyards Driving past the train station towards Opatija, you’ll see signposts pointing to “3 Maj”. These are Rijeka’s biggest shipyards, once the largest in the entire … Prague Eco-Technical Museum Until 1967 this was the Prague sewage works. Built by an English engineer in 1885, it consists of a vast labyrinth of brick vaulted catacombs and is considered … Rijeka Train Station The elegant, low-lying classical form of the train station is important to Industrial Rijeka not only for its architectural value, but also since its building … Krakow Szołayski House (MNK) This well-located branch of the National Museum is devoted to Polish design, with temporary exhibits and two permanent galleries: 'Objects. Gallery of Polish … Lodz Księży Młyn & Herbst Palace Księży Młyn (Priest's Mill) was first mentioned in 1484 in reference to a mill built on the Jasien River in 1387. The original complex was burnt to the gro Lodz Monopolis Monopolis, opened in 2020, is the latest example of Łódź's post-industrial revolution in which old 19th century factories get revamped and repurposed as … Lodz Doki Gastrobar Located in a towering domino stack of shipping containers in the trendy OFF Piotrkowska centre, Doki gastrobar, once a street food spot, has graduated to good … Katowice MUNDO food&people Lublin Lubelskie Zakłady Tytoniowe Formerly a tobbaco-processing factory, this revitalised post-industrial space integrates modernity with the Lublin's historical roots, fostering community … Gdańsk Ul. Elektryków As the glory years of the Gdańsk Shipyards enter their twilight years, many old building spaces have been left derelict as industry activity shifts towards … Lublin Pelier Inventive industrial designs with old clocks and radios and a fantastic breakfast menu based around eggs in different variations and a wide selection of bagels. Krakow Tyskie Brewery The Tyskie Brewery, in the town of Tychy (German 'Tichau') some 10km south of Katowice in Silesia, has been brewing beer continuously since 1629 (almost 400 … Gdańsk B90 Making further use of one of the old production halls is B90, a venue that has stripped the building down and cleaned it up to create a great industrial space … Warsaw National Museum of Technology A vast collection dedicated to the history of everything technological inside the equally enormous Palace of Culture & Science, this museum is only missing a … Tarnow Museum of Road Engineering File this obscure museum about 40km north of Tarnów among PL's most niche museums. Under the authority of the GDDKiA (the General Directorate of National Roads … Tarnow Bochnia Salt Mine The oldest industrial site in Europe and Poland’s most ancient salt mine, Bochnia, some 45km west of Tarnów, has been in continuous operation since 1248. … Warsaw William Lindley Waterworks The William Lindley Waterworks, also known as the Warsaw Water Filters, is a historical water treatment plant located in Warsaw, Poland. Built in 1886, the … Krakow Mercure Kraków Fabryczna Krakow Best Western Hotel Galicya Looking a bit like an Easter basket full of spring greens, yellow and orange paint, despite its efforts this Best Western can't enliven its rather unappealing, … Katowice Sztolnia. Chleb. Mięso. Wino Someone forgot to tell Poland that restaurants near Malls are supposed to be bland, corporate run, flair-wearing affairs only. Sztolnia not only blows that … Tarnow 'Magdalena' Open-Air Oil Industry Heritage Museum If you're an acolyte of industrial tourism, get your hands greasy at this open-air museum/heritage park/'skansen' (as the locals would call it). Located on the … Katowice Black Trout Adit The Black Trout Adit (we'll get to the name in a moment!) is located in Tarnowskie Góry, just 30km north-west of Katowice. As you may know, Silesia is heavy on … Katowice Tarnowskie Góry Mines You may have spotted this already, but Silesia is big on post-industrial tourism - and it has a lot to offer! Just 30km north-west of Katowice, there are more … Katowice Historic Silver Mine in Tarnowskie Góry You may have spotted this already, but Silesia is big on post-industrial tourism - and it has a lot to offer! Tarnowskie Góry, just 30km north-west of … Lodz Monopolis Lodz Villa Gallery/Chimera Gallery Villa Gallery, otherwise known as 'Kindermann’s Villa' is one part of the City Art Gallery which has a long history dating back to 1924 - the oldest cultural …
