Three days of European dialogue in Łódź

Yesterday, the Łódź session of the European Cultural Parliament opened at the Academy of Music. Representatives of the cultural sector from across Europe arrived in Łódź, and the gathering was also attended by Marshal of the Senate Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska and Mayor of Łódź Hanna Zdanowska.

This year’s discussions focus on cultural identity and how contemporary audiovisual culture is changing the way we understand ourselves, our communities and our own place in Europe. This question takes on particular significance today: images reach us not only through cinema, television and cultural institutions, but above all through platforms and algorithms that decide what we see every day.

In the beautiful interiors of the Academy of Music in Łódź, the conversation therefore concerned not only culture, but also democracy, technology, community and our responsibility for the image of Europe we create and pass on.

For us, it is especially important that this conversation is taking place here in Łódź. Over the next few days, ECP participants will get to know the city, its history and its contemporary projects — and, for a short while, Łódź will become a meeting place for European dialogue about culture and the future.