Photos: Aciarium, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Scotch Mist, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Mafo, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Aciarium, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Scotch Mist, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Mafo, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Murals of Lodz: the Urban Forms trail
Your local guide
Tomasz Nowicki
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Highlights
- A mural covering a full tenement wall
- Two artists, two very different styles
- Contemporary art on a historic street
- The project behind Lodz's murals
- Old buildings, new paintings
About this tour
This session follows two stops on Lodz's Urban Forms mural trail, a city-wide project that invited international artists to paint the sides of ordinary tenements. You see one large mural covering a full building face, then a very different style a short walk away. It is a look at how contemporary art has been added onto a nineteenth-century streetscape.
We move slowly between the two walls so you can actually read the detail in each one, with a short sound check at the first stop. I explain the artists and the project as we go and take questions on either piece. A written list of further murals to look for follows afterwards.
It suits anyone with an interest in street art or contemporary painting. It also pairs well with a more historical session for a fuller sense of how Lodz mixes old and new.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Lodz before heading out.
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A large-scale mural wall 15 min
The camera stops in front of a large mural covering the full side of a tenement, and I explain who painted it and what the city asked for when the wall was offered up.
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A second mural, different style 15 min
A short walk away, we reach a very different piece by another artist, and you see how the Urban Forms project deliberately mixes styles across the same few streets.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Lodz: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Kielbasa and Srodmiescie, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Warsaw time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 9 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Lodz, showing you A large-scale mural wall and A second mural, different style live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Lodz live with my phone.
Times shown in Warsaw time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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