Good museum with some contemporary but a bit classical art. Also, sometimes it has interesting,…read moreprovocative, exhibitons - about political and historical events.

Quite possibly the most scenic place to take a stroll if you're looking for upscale public spaces…read morethat aren't parks. Lots of restaurants with outdoor seating. Great to lounge on a sunny day and watch people and families stroll by. I there's a modest size shopping center, with a food court, as well as many fine restaurants. The place has a history of being an old textile manufacturing complex, owned by a single entrepreneur.

While it's listed as a shopping center, Manufaktura is really so much more than that…read more In fact calling it an 'entertainment center" doesn't cover it, either. The most amazing hotel (Andels Lodz), combined with many restaurants, a cinema, numerous museums (don't miss MS2, it blew me away) and multiple floors of retailers all situated in a 100+ year old former textile manufacturing utopia. The original buildings have been gutted and re-purposed but maintain their aesthetic appeal. The courtyard provides enough people watching you could just sit in one of the numerous sidewalk cafes and watch all afternoon. While sipping a beer. Or wine. Or margarita. Just about any type of cuisine you could want; Polish, Mexican, German, Jewish, Italian, Indian, etc. Lots of it. An amazing grocery/market where you can pick up food to go, or a bottle of wine. And although I speak absolutely no Polish, I managed just fine here. They even had a Sephora in the attached mall, woot woot! If you ever find yourself in Lodz, Poland, spend a day or two at Manufaktura.

For years I had been waiting and excited to see this place, and now was my chance. It actually…read morejust barely gets four stars, as it was a bit of a disappointment despite the huge space and vast collection. The ground floors are probably the most interesting. There, you will find many old movie posters and countless glass displays of old cameras and film equipment. There was also nobody else there except for staff, who didn't much bother to keep an eye on us so it felt very inviting in that respect. Other interesting rooms were some interactive exhibits as you could place yourself in front of an actual video feed to see yourself on a monitor and dance around and do stupid stuff in front of green screens. More for kids I guess. Speaking of kids, there was a huge amount of claymation and animation stuff there. It actually felt like an overwhelming amount was for this. Though some of the exhibits upstairs were definitely intended for a show-and-tell sort of thing (there was a model setup with a dolly track surrounding it, presumably to show patrons how it looks as a model and then to film) There was also an exhibit of a Polish Filmmaker who I didn't know and cannot remember the name of. It was hard to engage in him since I was unfamiliar with his work. I was surprised there was very little about Roman Polanski at the museum, which is what I really hoped to see. My acquisition from the museum was an extremely inexpensive book on Polanski (put out by the museum/school press and is probably hard to find outside of the museum) which I bought without hesitation. It is about an inch thick and amounted to 8-10 bucks USD. Total steal. Film geeks, you must check it out. Otherwise it may leave more to be desired.

What a museum! It is like nothing else I have been to before! I really would like to give 10 points…read morebut there are only 5 stars!! I was a bit sceptical as it seemed an average museum. But I really wanted to see it so I decided to go. I went alone and I realised I was also more or less alone in this huge museum. I mean there are 4 floors that are quite large. The museum starts by showing in the basement old cameras and machines that were used in cinemas. There are even rooms setup as they would be in the old days. The next floor is like an old palace all wooden. It has beautiful ceilings so don't forget to look up. It is such a different scenery compared to the cement basement. The next floor has many posters and costumes related to movies. There is even a whole room made into the real background of the animated movie called "the flying machine". It was used for the making of and you can see a short movie about it explaining the basics. The attic is very interesting for kids, although it can be a bit creepy. It is dark and has only toys and scenes from animated movies made from dolls. It has such an interesting feeling. In the end downstairs before getting to the exit, there are two rooms with cameras and tvs. There you can experience being in the screen! Top fun! I was surprised I was so alone in this museum. It is perfect for taking pictures and even I was alone I enjoyed it so much! I spent around 2,5 hours. I highly recommend it! I hope more people would enjoy this experience! The only negative part is that there are not many explanations in English. But I realised that many museums in Poland have not taken care of translating the texts for tourists. Even so, it was enjoyable!!!