Muzeum Lachów Sądeckich im. Zofii i Stanisława Chrząstowskich

About the museum

The Muzeum Lachów Sądeckich grew out of the private ethnographic collection of Zofia and Stanisław Chrząstowski, regionalists and promoters of culture who had lived in Podegrodzie since the late 1920s. Today it bears their name and is a branch of the Sądecki Ethnographic Park, which belongs to the Regional Museum in Nowy Sącz (Muzeum Okręgowe w Nowym Sączu).

The exhibition is devoted to the traditional material culture of the Lachy region: agriculture and rural crafts such as pottery, blacksmithing, fibre processing and weaving. It also presents contemporary folk art and ritual art connected with family and annual festivities: wedding wands (różdżki weselne), Easter palms, harvest wreaths, nativity crèches (szopki), carol stars (gwiazdy kolędnicze), turonie (Christmas masked figures) and little hobby horses (koniki). A separate part consists of original festive costumes from Podegrodzie from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, richly embroidered kaftans, corsets and wizytki (women's jackets).

The exhibition is supplemented by archival photographs by the village photographer Wojciech Migacz from Gostwica, taken at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and by the exhibition “Archaeology of Podegrodzie and the Surroundings of Nowy Sącz” from the collection of the Nowy Sącz museum. Both exhibitions, the ethnographic and the archaeological, are in one room.

Highlights

• Festive costumes from Podegrodzie from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries
• Ritual art: Easter palms, nativity crèches, carol stars
• Village crafts: pottery, blacksmithing, weaving
• Archival photographs by Wojciech Migacz
• Exhibition “Archaeology of Podegrodzie and the Surroundings of Nowy Sącz”

Permanent exhibitions

• Kultura materialna regionu lachowskiego – Ethnographic exhibition on agriculture, village crafts, folk art, ritual art and festive costumes from Podegrodzie.
• Archeologia Podegrodzia i okolic Nowego Sącza – Exhibition from the collections of the Nowy Sącz museum presenting archaeological finds from Podegrodzie and the surrounding area.
• Fotografie Wojciecha Migacza – Archival photographs by a village photographer from Gostwica, documenting the life of the region at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Founded

1981

Operated by

Muzeum Okręgowe w Nowym Sączu – Sądecki Park Etnograficzny

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Free admission on Tuesdays.

The price list applies from 1 May 2026. On certain dates promotions with tickets for PLN 1 or PLN 5 are run, for example for seniors.

Accessibility

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

The area in front of the museum is flat, a pavement leads to the building, and the entrance and the doors to the exhibition room have no thresholds. A wide visitor route allows free movement with a wheelchair through the exhibition. The toilet for people with disabilities is in the other part of the building and has no baby changing table. Exhibition captions are printed in large type in contrasting colours. An easy-to-read guide is available at the ticket office; there are no induction loops or tactile aids yet (planned). There is no call system; if needed, a staff member comes out to the visitor.

Kids & families

• Stroller-friendly
• Baby changing facilities: not available

The layout of the exhibition is convenient for families with pushchairs. Holders of the Large Family Card pay PLN 6 for a ticket.

Getting there & parking

The museum can be reached by car or tourist coach; the area is flat.

Amenities & dining

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