Muzeum Kultury Materialnej "Baćkauszczyna" w Rybołach
Parish ethnographic museum in the former school in Ryboły with everyday objects from the Belarusian villages of Podlasie.
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About the museum
The Muzeum Kultury Materialnej “Baćkauszczyna” was founded in 2009 on the initiative of Fr Grzegorz Sosna, parish priest of the local Orthodox parish. The solemn opening took place on 1 May 2009, and the museum was blessed by Metropolitan Sawa. The name refers to the dialect word “baćkauszczyna”, meaning ancestral inheritance.
The museum is housed in a building from the early 19th century, in which a primary school operated until 2007. The Gmina Zabłudów lent it to the parish free of charge. For many years it was looked after by the founder's wife, Matuszka (priest's wife) Antonina Troc-Sosna. The building was later renovated under an Interreg project and adapted for visitors.
The exhibits come mainly from donations by residents of the surrounding villages and document the life of the Belarusian population of Podlasie. The collections include farming tools, the equipment of a smithy and a carpentry workshop, clothing of linen and wool, icons decorated with embroidered towels, beds, chests, and reconstructed interiors of an old kitchen and a large room. Each object has a description with information about its origin and donor.
Highlights
- Reconstructed interiors of a kitchen and a large room from old homesteads
- Smithy and carpentry workshop
- Farming tools and household equipment from the villages of Podlasie
- Clothing of linen and wool, and icons with embroidered towels
- Former school building from the early 19th century
Permanent exhibition
- Kultura materialna białoruskich wsi Podlasia – Permanent exhibition of everyday objects, tools, clothing and reconstructed interiors of homesteads from the area around Ryboły.
- Founded
- 2009
- Operated by
- Parafia Prawosławna pw. śś. Kosmy i Damiana w Rybołach
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Visiting is free of charge; the guides receive no payment.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | The museum is shown by volunteers, and visits must be arranged by telephone through the parish. The phone number comes from published information about the museum; it is worth confirming it before the visit. |
