Editing Toruń (section)

== Culture ==
The internationally renowned film festival [[Camerimage]] was founded in Toruń in 1993, and has been held annually in the city since 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://camerimage.pl/en/o-nas/ |title=About Us |access-date=17 November 2019 |archive-date=April 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430211523/https://camerimage.pl/en/o-nas/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2024, with Australian actress [[Cate Blanchett]] as jury president,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cate-blanchett-jury-president-camerimage-2024-1235914904/|title=Cate Blanchett Named EnergaCamerimage Festival Jury President|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Scott|last=Roxborough|date=5 June 2024|accessdate=30 October 2024}}</ref> the [[32nd International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage]] screened [[Steve McQueen (director)|Steve McQueen]]'s [[Historical fiction|historical]] [[war drama]] ''[[Blitz (2024 film)|Blitz]]'', the first half of [[Jon M. Chu]]'s [[two-part film|two-part]] [[Musical film|musical]] [[fantasy film]] ''[[Wicked (2024 film)|Wicked]]'', and the world premiere of [[Joel Souza]]'s [[western film]] ''[[Rust (2024 film)|Rust]]''.<ref name="Lineup">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/global/global/dune-2-gladiator-2-blitz-camerimage-1236193675/|title='Gladiator 2,' 'Dune 2,' 'Blitz' Among Camerimage's 2024 Main Competition Lineup|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Carolyn|last=Giardina|date=30 October 2024|accessdate=30 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/alec-baldwin-rust-halyna-hutchins-camerimage-film-festival-poland-2024-1236106047/|title=Alec Baldwin Western 'Rust' To Debut At Poland's Camerimage Film Festival|website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|first=Zac|last=Ntim|date=3 October 2024|accessdate=30 October 2024}}</ref>

[[File:Teatr im. Wilama Horzycy sm1.jpg|thumb|right|Toruń's main stage, the Wilam Horzyca Theatre]]
Toruń has two drama theatres (''Teatr im. Wilama Horzycy'' with three stages and ''Teatr Wiczy''), two children's theatres (''[[The Baj Pomorski Theater|Baj Pomorski]]'' and ''Zaczarowany Świat''), two music theatres (''Mała Rewia'', ''Studencki Teatr Tańca''), and numerous other theatre groups. The city hosts, among others events, the international theatre festival, "Kontakt", annually in May.

A building called ''Baj Pomorski'' has recently been completely reconstructed. It is now one of the most modern cultural facilities in the city, with its front elevation in the shape of a gigantic chest of drawers. It is located at the south-east edge of the Old Town. Toruń has two cinemas including a [[Cinema City Poland|Cinema City]], which has over 2,000 seats.

Over ten major museums document the history of Toruń and the region. Among others, the "House of Kopernik" and the accompanying museum commemorate [[Nicolaus Copernicus]] and his revolutionary work, the university museum reveals the history of the city's academic past.
[[File:Toruń (DerHexer) 2010-07-17 026.jpg|thumb|Toruń [[planetarium]]]]

The [[Tony Halik]] Travelers' Museum ([[Muzeum Podróżników im. Tony Halika]]) was established in 2003 after [[Elżbieta Dzikowska]] donated to citizens of Toruń a collection of objects from various countries and cultures following the death of her husband, famous explorer and writer, Toruń native, [[Tony Halik]]. It is managed by the [[District Museum in Toruń]].

The Centre of Contemporary Art (''Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej'' - ''CSW'') opened in June 2008 and is one of the most important cultural facilities of this kind in Poland. The modern building is located in the very centre of the city, adjacent to the Old Town. The Toruń Symphonic Orchestra (formerly the Toruń Chamber Orchestra) is well-rooted in the Toruń cultural landscape.

Toruń is home to a [[planetarium]] (located downtown) and an [[Piwnice radio observatory|astronomical observatory]] (located in nearby village of [[Piwnice, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship|Piwnice]]). The latter boasts the largest [[radio telescope]] in Central Europe with a diameter of {{convert|32|m|2|abbr=on}}, second only to the [[Effelsberg]] {{convert|100|m|2|abbr=on}} radio telescope.

[[File:PL gingerbread from Torun.jpg|thumb|[[Toruń gingerbread]]]]
Toruń is well known for [[Toruń gingerbread|gingerbread]], a type of [[pierniki|piernik]] often made in elaborate molds. [[Museum of Toruń Gingerbread]] is a large museum dedicated to it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kopernik.com.pl/en/33/dzial_muzeum_torunskiego_piernika.html|title=The Museum of Toruń Gingerbread|access-date=30 April 2015}}</ref> There are also several gingerbread workshops in the town that offer hands-on experiences for tourists, including the popular [[Living Museum of Gingerbread]]. The 15-year-old composer [[Fryderyk Chopin]] was smitten with Toruń gingerbread when he visited his godfather, [[Fryderyk Skarbek]], there in the summer of 1825.

Toruń is a center of conservative Roman Catholic culture.  [[Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer|Redemptorist]] [[Tadeusz Rydzyk]] has organized here [[Radio Maryja]], [[Telewizja Trwam]], a college whose students contribute to the mentioned media.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Akademia Kultury Społecznej i Medialnej |url=http://wsksim.edu.pl/}}</ref> Now{{when|date=January 2023}} a museum is being constructed.

The [[12999 Toruń]] [[asteroid]] is named after the city.