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Incubator of the Lublin Creative District
Investments in Creative Districts – conference
10:30 - 19.06.2026
- Lublin Tobacco Works / Tytonie Creative District, at 1 Smoluchowskiego Street
- free admission / registration required
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Incubator of the Lublin Creative District
Investments in Creative Districts – conference
This year’s conference is a continuation of the Incubator of the Lublin Creative District, a project initiated in 2025. It is an initiative that creates a space for knowledge exchange, the presentation of best practices, and collaboration for the development of creative districts and their cultural and social infrastructure.
The second day of the conference will be devoted to places in Poland and Europe that have undergone, or are currently undergoing profound revitalization processes. From post-industrial spaces and neglected urban areas to new centers of culture, collaboration, and local activity. Speakers will discusss ways to build sustainable, open, and inclusive creative ecosystems that respond to contemporary social and economic challenges.
Register – ONLINE FORM
PROGRAMME:
10:30 AM | Coffee break
10:30 AM | The Tytonie Game: The Behind the Scenes of Financing One of the Largest Post-Industrial Investments in Lublin
• Krzysztof Michałowski, Lublin Tobacco Works
11:00 AM | An Unconventional Institution. From Industrial Heritage to the Practice of Hospitality. A Local Government Model for Revitalization. Rother’s Mills
• Katarzyna Jakubowiak, Deputy Director, Młyny Rothera (Rother’s Mills), Bydgoszcz
11:30 AM | Change through Culture – Culture Through Change
• Hanns-Dietrich Schmidt, Düsseldorf, Germany
12:00 PM | Coffee break
12:30 PM | Sustainable Regeneration Through Cultural Platforming in Kerameikos, Athens
• Vassilis Charalampidis, Athens, Greece
1:00 PM | Culture makes life better – Kaapeli Model to Support Art & Culture
• Raine Haikkinen, Helsinki, Finland
1:30 – 2:30 PM | Lunch
2:30 PM | Design Nature: Community as the Infrastructure of the Future: How Open Collaboration Around Place Creates New Models of Action Design Nature
• Gosia Rygalik, Sobole
3:00 PM | Beyond Grants and Subsidies: How Cultural Entrepreneurship and Cooperative Ownership Are Rewriting the Finance of Creative Space
• Ania Pilipienko, Berlin, Germany
4:00 – 6:00 PM | Building Creative Districts: Investment Strategies for Cultural and Economic Growth
• Moderator: Agata Etmanowicz
• Panelists: Hanns-Dietrich Schmidt; Raine Haikkinen (Kaapeli, Helsinki); Vassilis Charalampidi (BIOS, Athens)
We also invite you to an evening at the Lublin Tobacco Works. Free admission. Registration via the form is required for all participants.
All events will take place at Fermentownia No. 2 in the Lublin Tobacco Works / Tytonie Creative District, located at 1 Smoluchowskiego Street.
PANELISTS:
Vassilis Charalampidis – urban planner, designer, and cultural strategist based in Athens. He is the founder and artistic director of BIOS, an independent cultural organization operating at the intersection of art, urban culture, and the creative industry.
Agata Etmanowicz – cultural practitioner. Together with the Impact Foundation, she supports other cultural professionals. Impact operates throughout Europe, placing audiences at the center of cultural practices, combining strategies with practical solutions in the areas of audience engagement and accessibility.
Raine Heikkinen – creativity animator, facilitator, networking specialist, event manager, organization founder, cultural policy advocate, and urban activist. She has extensive experience in supporting and creating art. She holds a master’s degree in culture and event production from the HUMAK University of Applied Sciences.
Katarzyna Jakubowiak – Deputy Director, Młyny Rothera (Rother’s Mills), Bydgoszcz. At the institution she supports the teams responsible for programming, education, and communication. She is a cultural manager and literary scholar.
Krzysztof Michałowski – investor; initiator of the revitalization of the Lublin Tobacco Works site; founder of Hemplab.
Gosia Rygalik – designer and educator; partner at Studio Rygalik. Co-founder of DesignNature – an interdisciplinary community with a campus and event program in Sobole, and president of the Sobole Foundation, which focuses on design and culture.
Hanns-Dietrich Schmidt studied theatre studies, art history, and philosophy in Cologne. In 1988, he became a professor of dramaturgy and practical theatre at Folkwang University in Essen, where he taught until 2004. From 2004, he headed the international relations department at RUHR.2010 – European Capital of Culture. Since then, he has advised over 30 cities applying for the title of European Capital of Culture and, together with Neil Peterson, co-founded the “European Capital of Culture Family” network.
More information: inkubatorlublin.pl
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Lublin Tobacco Works / Tytonie Creative District, at 1 Smoluchowskiego Street
