Art-tourism space in Łódź: the example of the Urban Forms Gallery

Łódź, as a city of huge post-industrial and modern art potential, has become in recent years a unique Polish tourism destination whose urban fabric constitutes a perfect background for street art. Examples are the murals of the Urban Forms Gallery (large format artworks) which contribute to revitali...

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Main Author: Justyna Mokras-Grabowska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lodz University Press 2015-04-01
Series:Tourism
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Online Access:https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/tourism/article/view/7560
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description Łódź, as a city of huge post-industrial and modern art potential, has become in recent years a unique Polish tourism destination whose urban fabric constitutes a perfect background for street art. Examples are the murals of the Urban Forms Gallery (large format artworks) which contribute to revitalisation as well as the creation of new tourism assets to form a new tourism space: art-tourism space. The paper describes both the process of creating this space as well as its distinctive features.
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Art-tourism space in Łódź: the example of the Urban Forms Gallery
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tourism space
art-tourism space
street art
murals of the urban forms gallery in łódź
title Art-tourism space in Łódź: the example of the Urban Forms Gallery
title_full Art-tourism space in Łódź: the example of the Urban Forms Gallery
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art-tourism space
street art
murals of the urban forms gallery in łódź
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