Chałupa Gąsieniców Sobczaków

About the museum

The cottage stands near Kościeliska Street and belonged to the Gąsienica Sobczak family. The oldest part of the building dates from around 1830, and its present form is due to an extension at the end of the 19th century. It is an example of traditional highlander (Podhale) building.

The branch of the Tatra Museum opened on 1 July 2009. The permanent exhibition “Zakopane Style – Inspirations” (Styl zakopiański – inspiracje) shows the sources of this style: folk architecture, the furnishings of highlander cottages and ethnographic collections.

The Black Room (izba czarna), furnished like an interior from the second half of the 19th century, contains the oldest objects in the museum. The White Room (izba biała) presents the collection of Maria and Bronisław Dembowski, numbering nearly 400 objects: glass paintings, ceramics, łyżniki (carved wooden ladles), sculptures, costumes and shepherds’ equipment. The collection was assembled between 1886 and 1893, and the Tatra Museum received it as a gift in 1922.

Highlights

• Black Room with furnishings from the second half of the 19th century
• White Room with the collection of Maria and Bronisław Dembowski
• Glass paintings, ceramics, sculptures and folk costumes
• Cottage from around 1830

Permanent exhibition

• Styl zakopiański – inspiracje – Exhibition on the sources of the Zakopane style: folk architecture, the furnishings of highlander cottages and ethnographic collections, including the Dembowski collection.

Founded

2009

Operated by

Muzeum Tatrzańskie im. dra Tytusa Chałubińskiego w Zakopanem

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Thursday – free admission to the permanent exhibitions.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

After renovation the entrance and toilets have been adapted to the needs of people with disabilities; the branch is on the Tatra Museum’s list of accessible sites. People with disabilities and their assistants are entitled to the reduced ticket, and groups of deaf visitors or groups with their own Polish Sign Language (PJM) interpreter are entitled to a free guided tour.

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