- meeting poimt: Leszek Kopeć Gdynia Film Centre
- date: every day between 22nd and 26th September 2026
- time: 11.00 a.m.
- admission: free
During the 51st Polish Film Festival, we invite you to join us on a unique journey through Gdynia’s Modernist Centre – which was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in July 2026 – and along the brand-new Gdynia Film Trail.
Gdynia is an exceptional example of a modern city designepredominantly in a spirit of Modernism. In a short time, during the inter-war period, a port city centre was born with a truly bold architecture, impressive in its functionality, and unique relationship to the sea. The fact that the Modernist Centre was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List solidifies its unique position on a global scale. Those are more than buildings – they tell a story about the city, its citizens, and the dream of modern Poland.
Experience the city where the modernism meets the sea, the history meets the modernity, and architecture is part of everyday life.
During the tours, we will visit the interiors of twenty-one pearls
of Modernism, discovering their details, functional and artistic
choices, meeting with the creators that shaped Gdynia’s unique
rhythm and scope.
The tours will be lead by Arkadiusz Brzęczek, a Gdynia-born researcher, the author of publications about the city, an expert and enthusiast of modernist architecture. Tours will start at 11:00 a.m. every day from 22nd to 26th September at the entrance to the Gdynia Film Centre.