Centralne Muzeum Włókiennictwa w Łodzi

What Centralne Muzeum Włókiennictwa w Łodzi does

Centralne Muzeum Włókiennictwa w Łodzi (Central Museum of Textiles in Łódź) is a municipal cultural institution established in 1959 in Łódź, Poland, owned and supervised by the City of Łódź. It operates from the historic Biała Fabryka (White Factory), a neoclassical industrial complex built 1835-1839 by textile manufacturer Ludwik Geyer, and manages a collection of approximately 33,500 objects covering textile history, production processes, artistic fabrics, folk textiles, clothing, and industrial design. The museum's portfolio includes permanent exhibitions (notably 'Miasto-Moda-Maszyna' opened 2021 and 'Łódzkie mikrohistorie'), rotating temporary exhibitions such as the contemporary fashion show 'Nowa moda polska', the International Textile Triennial, the Geyer Music Factory festival, educational programs for schools and families, and rental of historic spaces for events. It also operates the Łódzki Park Kultury Miejskiej open-air museum with relocated historic wooden buildings and the interactive Kotłownia space.

The institution is funded through a mix of municipal subsidies from the City of Łódź, project-based EU grants (notably a 15.6 million PLN EFRD modernization in 2018-2022), EEA/Norway Grants for international collaboration, and earned income from ticket sales, workshops, and event rentals. Pricing is unit-based: guided tour admission at 30 PLN (reduced 20 PLN), workshops at 250 PLN per person, with online ticket purchase available via bilety.cmwl.pl integrated with PayU. Distribution is on-site at the Łódź headquarters (ul. Piotrkowska 282) plus online ticketing and direct sales for space rentals to enterprise customers for corporate and cultural events. The museum reports to have 1-10 employees, supports Ukrainian, English, and Polish-language interfaces, and serves general public visitors, domestic and international tourists, educational groups, families with children, and artists/researchers.

Name

Centralne Muzeum Włókiennictwa w Łodzi

Legal name

Centralne Muzeum Włókiennictwa w Łodzi

Website

https://cmwl.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Centralne Muzeum Włókiennictwa w Łodzi is a municipal cultural institution in Łódź, Poland, dedicated to preserving textile heritage through permanent and temporary exhibitions, the International Textile Triennial, educational programs, and event venue rentals, serving visitors, schools, families, and researchers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Textile Museum and Cultural Heritage Institution

NAICS

Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121), Museums (712110)

akta.pro primary industry

History Museums (THAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Textile & Fiber Arts Classes (Weaving, Knitting, Embroidery, Dyeing) (THAJAKAB), Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH), Specialty Museums (e.g., Maritime, Aviation, Sports, Music, Film) (THAJADAF)

Keywords

• Textile museum exhibitions
• Cultural heritage preservation
• Contemporary textile art
• Educational museum programs
• Historic industrial venue rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Lodz

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Centralne Muzeum Włókiennictwa w Łodzi operates as a municipal cultural institution that preserves and presents textile history and contemporary textile art through permanent and temporary exhibitions, the International Textile Triennial, educational workshops and guided tours, and cultural events such as the Geyer Music Factory festival. The museum also rents its historic spaces (Biała Fabryka, Łódzki Park Kultury Miejskiej wooden houses, Kotłownia) for private and corporate events, and operates an online ticketing platform for admissions.

Product overview

Centralne Muzeum Włókiennictwa w Łodzi is a municipal cultural institution offering a portfolio of museum services centered on textile history, contemporary textile art, and Łódź's industrial heritage. The core offering includes permanent exhibitions ('Miasto-Moda-Maszyna', 'Łódzkie mikrohistorie'), temporary exhibitions, the International Textile Triennial, Geyer Music Factory festival, educational programs, and space rental services. Physical facilities include the Biała Fabryka historic complex, Łódzki Park Kultury Miejskiej open-air museum with five wooden houses, and the Kotłownia interactive space. Digital services comprise an online ticketing system (bilety.cmwl.pl) and a public information bulletin (BIP). The museum does not operate a public API or AI-powered product capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Geyer Music Factory: Annual music festival held at the museum featuring diverse musical styles and performances in the historic Biała Fabryka setting.
• Międzynarodowe Triennale Tkaniny (International Textile Triennial)
• Łódzki Park Kultury Miejskiej
• Kotłownia

Products and services

• Permanent Exhibitions Long-running exhibitions including 'Miasto-Moda-Maszyna' (City-Fashion-Machine) showcasing Łódź's textile industry history, and 'Łódzkie mikrohistorie. Ludzkie mikrohistorie' presenting multicultural Łódź through daily life narratives. Targeted at general visitors and tourists.
• Temporary Exhibitions

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Akademia Sztuk Pięknych im. Jana Matejki w KrakowiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the 'Struktury przeplatania: tkanina jako materiał, metoda, nośnik' project under the Grant EOG/Norway Grants programme. The oldest Polish art academy, established 1818, contributes academic expertise in fine arts, design, conservation, and art research. Provides doctoral school and international cultural project experience.
• Wydział Sztuk Pięknych, Muzyki i Wzornictwa, Uniwersytet w BergencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the 'Struktury przeplatania' project. Faculty of approximately 600 students and 130 staff, established 2017, with roots in artistic education dating to 1772. Conducts artistic and scientific research, collaborates internationally on cultural projects including 'Social Acoustics: sound, embodiment, community' research project (2019-2023).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Deutsches Textilmuseum Krefeld: German textile museum in Krefeld's historic silk-industry buildings, presenting historic and contemporary textile collections with strong educational focus — directly comparable in mission, industrial-heritage venue, and central European textile-history context.
• TextielMuseum: Tilburg-based textile museum combining historic textile collections, contemporary exhibitions, artist residencies, and production workshops — directly comparable in mission, audience segments, and the integration of craft, industry, and contemporary art.
• Musée des Tissus et des Arts décoratifs de Lyon: Historic French museum dedicated to textiles and decorative arts in Lyon's former silk-industry district, with comparable collections of historic and contemporary fabric and patterns, and a similar anchor in a former industrial-heritage building.
• Fashion Museum Bath: UK museum of fashion and textiles housed in the Assembly Rooms in Bath, combining historic costume collections with contemporary designer exhibitions and educational offerings — comparable in textile-fashion focus and a city/heritage tourism setting.
• Museo del Tessuto: Italian textile museum housed in a historic textile-industry complex (Cittadella della Moda) in Prato, presenting historic textile collections alongside contemporary exhibitions — directly comparable in heritage-industrial setting and textile-focus.
• Fashion and Textile Museum: London museum operated by the Newham College Group focused on fashion and textile exhibitions, designer showcases, and educational programmes — closely comparable in combining contemporary design/textile art with audience development and school outreach.
• MoMu — ModeMuseum Antwerpen: Antwerp fashion museum with strong textile and contemporary-fashion exhibitions and educational programmes anchored in a city with deep apparel heritage — comparable in scale, audience mix, and the linkage of fashion, craft, and industrial history.

Broad incumbents

• Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum: US Smithsonian design museum with substantial textile and decorative-arts holdings, exhibition programming and educational programmes — broader and global-scale incumbent that overlaps on textile/design museum programming.
• V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum): London's flagship applied-arts and design museum with one of the world's leading textile and fashion collections (including the Fashion Gallery); broader scope than the Łódź museum, but a relevant benchmark for textile collections, exhibitions, and education.

Regional players

• Textilmuseum Neumünster: German textile museum in Schleswig-Holstein presenting historic textile-industry collections in a former factory complex; comparable in scope and industrial-heritage setting, but operating in a distinct regional tourism market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CentralneMuzeumWlokiennictwa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centralne-muzeum-wlokiennictwa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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