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Culture The guide was updated: 2023-10-31

Poznan is a great place for culture lovers. If you're lucky, you can take part in one of many great festivals. If there's no festivals when you visit Poznan, don't worry! You can still enjoy a great concert, a theatrical perfomance or an exhibition. You can find several art-houses in Poznan, where you can enjoy selected movies.

Grand Theater

Grand Theater

Many performances with high critical praise and excellent audience reception in and outside Poland appeared in the repertoire of Teatr Wielki. For the theater now is the time of new artistic challenges, including many co-productions with famous world opera stages. The auditorium able to hold little under a thousand viewers, is often filled to the last seat during the performances. The current repertoire is available on Teatr Wielki’s website.

Nowy Theatre

Nowy Theatre

In the district of Jeżyce in Poznań there is a place that, since more than 90 years, has attracted the city's inhabitants by fulfilling the expectations of those, who long for a direct encounters with the art. Excellent cast performing approximately 350 plays per one artistic season on three different stages with, almost invariably, all the audience seats occupied.

Polish Theater

Polish Theater

The oldest theater in Poznań, operating continually in its original building, established in 1875. The theater was an essential part of the task of keeping the spirit of Polishness alive, being the only steady stage where performances were shown in Polish. Teatr Polski (the Polish Theater) offers first performances of Polish and foreign plays, as well as modern takes on national and worlds literary classics. It presents small-cast performances of contemporary modern drama. Currently Teatr Polski houses three stages - Duża Scena (the Big Stage), Malarnia and Galeria. The two smaller ones ensure close contact with the performers, whose emotions can be seen in large closeup.

Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra

The Philharmonic is one of the best known and highly acclaimed musical scenes in Poland. It hosts many prominent artists and bands from all over the world.

ZAMEK Culture Centre

ZAMEK Culture Centre

This is a monumental Neo-Roman structure designed to be the German emperor’s residence. Today it houses ZAMEK Culture Centre with exhibitions, workshops and concerts attracting huge crowds. In summer musical recitals take place in the courtyard in the open air, which provides a wonderful way to spend an evening.

Musical Theater

Musical Theater

Teatr Muzyczny (Musical Theater) tries to operate in a wide range - from the classic operetta, to concerts, evenings of music and poetry, educational performances for children and young adults, to musicals.

Kino Rialto

Kino Rialto

Kino Rialto is an art-house, based in the centre of Jeżyce district. It's history dates back to 1937. Nowadays it has the most modern cinema equipment.

Kino Muza

Kino Muza

An arts cinema in the very heart of the city, with the design and repertoire of a real traditional movie theater. It offers a rich art house program, organizes festivals and retrospectives as well as film series’. In the recent years, the building has undergone a transformation - from a new hall arrangement to the replacing of the screen, the sound systems and the seats.

Kinoteatr Apollo

“Apollo” houses two state-of-the-art theaters, the larger one doubling as a professional performance stage and is able to hold an audience of 390. The cinema’s focus is mainly challenging Polish, European and world films, and in its repertoire also dives into the timeless movie classics. The nickelodeon works closely with theaters around the world, presenting comedic performances as well as more serious ones.

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