Žijící skanzen
Small living open-air museum with traditional podstávkový houses, farm animals, a windmill and ecological farming in the Jizera Mountains.
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About the museum
Žijící skanzen (Living Open-Air Museum) is run by the Lunaria association, which was founded in 1996 in Bílý Potok pod Smrkem and has been based in Jindřichovice pod Smrkem since 1998. The association works on the protection of nature and landscape, traditional ecological farming, environmental education and the restoration of the cultural heritage of the Frýdlant region.
The core of the site is an approximately 300-year-old podstávkový house, which is gradually being restored. Its farm section houses the museum, while people live permanently in the residential part. The association has also built a second podstávkový house and a small wind mill of the turbine type, which still grinds grain.
The exhibition shows rural life, mainly from the 18th and 19th centuries. Visitors can see agricultural machines, a threshing machine and mill, workshop equipment such as a smithy hearth, as well as kitchen utensils and a weaving loom. The mill houses an exhibition on windmills in the Czech Republic. The site includes pastures with farm animals, ecologically farmed landscape and, in summer, an exhibition on wolves called “Nebojme se vlka nic”. The Svobodná škola Ronja school is also based at the open-air museum, and the festival Žijící srdce takes place there.
Highlights
- Approximately 300-year-old podstávkový house with a museum
- Working small wind mill with an exhibition on windmills
- Smithy, weaving loom and historical agricultural machines
- Pastures with farm animals
- Summer exhibition on wolves “Nebojme se vlka nic”
- Founded
- 2009
- Operated by
- Lunaria, z. s.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 100 Kč |
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| Reduced | 50 Kčstudents, children, pensioners and holders of a ZTP card |
| Children & teens | 50 KčChildren and students. |
| Seniors | 50 KčPensioners. |
| Visitors with disabilities | 50 KčHolders of a ZTP card. |
| Students & apprentices | 50 Kč |
| Guided tour – adults | 150 KčOnly by booking, from a total of CZK 900. |
| Guided tour – students, children, pensioners and ZTP holders | 75 KčOnly by booking, from a total of CZK 900. |
The stated price of CZK 100 applies to a visit without a guide. The permaculture route is possible only with a guide, under the same conditions. The wolf exhibition is accessible as part of the open-air museum visit.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
Workshops are prepared for children; the nature trail Motýlí stezka (Butterfly Trail) runs nearby, and farm animals live on the pastures at the open-air museum.
Getting there & parking
The open-air museum is in Jindřichovice pod Smrkem near the Polish border; the Mlýnská cycle path runs nearby, and the Kukačka border crossing, for pedestrians and cyclists only, is close by.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
It is also possible to stay overnight: a night in the shared room of the podstávkový house costs CZK 250 per person, a night in your own tent CZK 150 per person; meals can be arranged.
Events & venue rental
The open-air museum offers themed workshops for schools, corporate workshops and volunteer days (minimum 15 participants).
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Visits are possible with or without a guide (guide by appointment). Bookings for tours, workshops and accommodation are made by phone or e-mail. Schools, camps and children’s groups can choose themed workshops based on school topics, holidays or ecology. |
