Kujawsko-Dobrzyński Park Etnograficzny w Kłóbce

About the museum

The Kujawsko-Dobrzyński Ethnographic Park in Kłóbka is a branch of the Museum of the Kuyavia and Dobrzyń Land in Włocławek. It was created out of the need to save historic folk architecture and opened to visitors in 1993. Kłóbka, set among hills, forests and lakes, is called the “Pearl of Kuyavia” (Perła Kujaw).

On five hectares stand eighteen objects of village architecture from the 18th to the early 20th century: three complete farmsteads (zagrody), a Baroque chapel, a trestle windmill (wiatrak koźlak), an inn, a smithy, an oil mill, a pottery, a former school and a fire station (remiza strażacka). The watermill, rebuilt on the former cellar foundations above the Lubieńka river, has a working drive with a water wheel and an operating grain-grinding line. In the Classicist granary of 1822–1830 an exhibition is shown on the farming economy and agriculture of the former Kuyavian and Dobrzyń village.

Above the pond stands a manor house from the mid-19th century, extended in 1882–1884 by Maria z Wodzińskich Orpiszewska, the fiancée of Fryderyk Chopin. Its interiors have been reconstructed in accordance with surviving accounts, and it is surrounded by a historic park of 7.5 hectares. Every year folk festivals “Z życia dawnej wsi” (From the Life of the Old Village) are organised.

Highlights

• Eighteen buildings of the historic village on five hectares
• Manor house of Maria z Wodzińskich Orpiszewska, Chopin’s fiancée, with park
• Working watermill with a water wheel and grinding line
• Exhibition on the economy and agriculture in the Classicist granary
• Folk festivals “Z życia dawnej wsi”

Permanent exhibitions

• Wieś skansenowska z zagrodami, karczmą, kuźnią i kościółkiem – Eighteen objects of historic rural architecture from the 18th to the early 20th century, together with former craft workshops.
• Dwór Marii z Wodzińskich Orpiszewskiej – Reconstructed interiors of a landed manor house and the story of the life and painting of Maria Wodzińska.
• Gospodarka i rolnictwo na dawnej wsi kujawskiej i dobrzyńskiej – Exhibition in the Classicist manor granary of 1822–1830.

Founded

1993

Operated by

Muzeum Ziemi Kujawskiej i Dobrzyńskiej we Włocławku

Admission & discounts

The basic ticket (PLN 10 standard, PLN 7 reduced) covers independent visits to the village and the park without the interiors; all ticket options include free access to the manor park and the village grounds.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: not available
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: not available
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: not available
• Sign language tours: not available
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

External stairs and a ramp for wheelchairs lead to the main entrance. The permanent exhibition is in the cellars (stairs) and on the ground floor; for people with disabilities the ground-floor display is available. There is an accessible toilet, without a baby-changing table. There are no designated parking spaces for people with disabilities (general car parks are nearby), no induction loops and no Braille markings.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Playground / play area: not available

The open-air museum organises folk festivals and workshops; there is no play area for children.

Getting there & parking

The open-air museum lies in the centre of Poland, about 6 km from the “Kowal” junction on the A1 motorway, on national road No. 91, 25 km south of Włocławek.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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