Muzeum Kultury Ludowej w Kolbuszowej
Extensive open-air museum with around 100 wooden buildings showing the villages of the Lasowiacy and Rzeszowiacy at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
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About the museum
The museum in Kolbuszowa opened on 26 April 1959 as a regional museum, founded on the initiative of the Towarzystwo Opieki nad Zabytkami Przyrody i Kultury im. J.M. Goslara (Society for the Care of Nature and Cultural Monuments named after J.M. Goslar). Its first seat was the former synagogue building, and the core of the ethnographic collections came from the exhibition “Sztuka ludowa Lasowiaków” (Folk Art of the Lasowiacy). In 1972 the institution was nationalised, and two years later it was given the name Muzeum Kultury Ludowej (Museum of Folk Culture).
In 1974 the first buildings of the future ethnographic park began to be set up at ul. Wolska, and the park was opened on 4 May 1978. Over time the open-air museum became the town’s main tourist attraction. It covers around 30 hectares, with about a hundred wooden buildings; former road surfaces, footbridges and crops have also been recreated.
The open-air museum presents villages from the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, where the Lasowiacy from the former Puszcza Sandomierska (Sandomierz Forest) lived, and the Rzeszowiacy from the fertile lands around Rzeszów and Łańcut. In the entrance area stands a manor house from Sędziszów Małopolski, which houses the ticket offices, a small shop and a café. The museum also runs a rich educational and workshop programme and carries out field research and publishing.
Highlights
- Around 100 wooden buildings on an area of about 30 ha
- Lasowiacy and Rzeszowiacy sectors
- Windmills, a mill and a pottery, whose interiors can be viewed
- School from Trzebosz with a former classroom
- Cottage from Wrzawa with a display of toys
- Audio guide and guide in Braille
Permanent exhibitions
- Park etnograficzny – wsie Lasowiaków i Rzeszowiaków – Around 100 wooden buildings from the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries: cottages, farmsteads, a school, a mill and windmills in the Lasowiacy and Rzeszowiacy sectors.
- Wystawa zabawek w chałupie z Wrzaw – Display of old toys in a cottage from Wrzawa that was moved to the open-air museum.
- Founded
- 1959
- Operated by
- Województwo Podkarpackie
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 22 zł |
|---|---|
| Reduced | 14 złpersons entitled to a reduction, including pupils, students, pensioners and people with disabilities together with their carers; from November to March the reduced ticket applies to everyone |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 7 · Children under 7 enter free of charge. |
| Families | 60 złFamily ticket for parents with school-age children; from November to March PLN 44. |
| Sundays from June to August – standard | 28 złReduced PLN 20, family PLN 80. |
| From November to March – reduced ticket for everyone | 14 zł |
| Year-round pass – standard | 88 złReduced PLN 56, family PLN 150; does not include workshops and concerts. |
| Guided tour in Polish | 120 złIn English PLN 170, in Ukrainian PLN 150, shortened 30-minute tour PLN 40. |
| Audio guide (card with QR code) | 15 złPolish or English version. |
Free admission: Mondays: admission free for everyone (if Monday is a public holiday, the next working day is free of charge).
From April to October: standard ticket PLN 22, reduced PLN 14, family PLN 60. Holders of the Karta Dużej Rodziny receive a 50% discount.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: not available
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits
- Sign language tours: not available
- Easy-to-read materials
- Audio description: no information
The open-air museum, covering around 30 hectares, is hard to access for people with mobility impairments: the main path is surfaced with gravel, and the cottages have high thresholds. Eight buildings have unfolding ramps, and setting them up requires help from staff. A tactile model stands by the ticket office, a guide in Braille is available free of charge, and selected objects can be touched. The rules of the museum are also available in easy-to-read text. There is no wheelchair hire and no induction loop. Please notify the arrival of people with special needs at +48 669 001 223.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 7 |
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| Family ticket | 60 zł · Family ticket for parents with school-age children; from November to March PLN 44. |
- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
The open-air museum offers a route for pre-school children, workshops, the “Co niedzielę w zagrodzie” (Every Sunday in the farmstead) series and outdoor games. The family ticket is intended for parents with school-age children.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available · 100 m to the entrance
The car park at the open-air museum has 39 spaces for cars, including 3 for people with disabilities, and 9 spaces for coaches. It is about 100 m from the car park to the ticket office.
- Accessible parking
The entrance to the open-air museum and the ticket office are at ul. Wolska 36, about fifteen minutes’ walk from the centre of Kolbuszowa.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
- Museum shop
In the manor house from Sędziszów Małopolski there is a café, “Cafe Prowincja”; there is also a museum shop, a recreation shelter with a grill, and toilets.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 1.5 hrs |
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| Audio guide | yes (PL, EN) |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | A guided tour requires prior telephone notification (+48 669 001 223 or +48 17 227 10 71); a group may have at most 25 people, and the walk lasts about 1.5 hours. Guided group entries are possible on weekdays until 14:00 and on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays until 16:00. |
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