Muzeum Sztuki Ludowej im. ks. Edwarda Nitki w Paszynie
A parish museum in Paszyn near Nowy Sącz with more than three thousand wood carvings and paintings on glass by local folk artists; a branch of the Diocesan Museum in Tarnów.
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About the museum
The Muzeum Sztuki Ludowej im. ks. Edwarda Nitki (Fr Edward Nitka Museum of Folk Art) is located on the parish grounds in Paszyn, in the rooms of the old parish house. It has been officially operating since 1994, although the collections began to be formed much earlier and are constantly growing. It is a branch of the Diocesan Museum in Tarnów.
The beginnings of the collection go back to the 1960s. Fr Edward Nitka, parish priest in Paszyn from 1957, encouraged parishioners to create art, and the first artist was the deaf and mute brother of the sexton, Wojciech Oleksy, who gave his sculptures to the parish priest. Other village residents followed him, and in the 1970s and 1980s several dozen creators of wood sculptures and paintings on glass emerged in Paszyn. This phenomenon is known as the “Paszyn phenomenon” (fenomen paszyński).
Today the collections contain more than three thousand exhibits, mainly sculptures and paintings on glass, some of which also serve as church decorations. The museum has been modernised, and some of the sculptures are shown in new display cases. Artists from Paszyn continue to add to the collections and take part in folk art competitions.
Highlights
- more than three thousand wood sculptures and paintings on glass
- the “Paszyn phenomenon”: naive art by artists from a single village
- sculptures and paintings by the first artist, Wojciech Oleksy
- memorabilia of parish priest Fr Edward Nitka, initiator of the movement
- modernised rooms with new display cases
Permanent exhibition
- Sztuka ludowa Paszyna – Wood sculptures and paintings on glass by folk artists from Paszyn, shown in the rooms of the former parish house.
- Founded
- 1994
- Operated by
- Parafia Matki Bożej Nieustającej Pomocy w Paszynie (filia Muzeum Diecezjalnego w Tarnowie)
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Outside opening hours, visits require prior telephone arrangement (parish numbers: +48 18 440 29 00, +48 737 473 556, +48 511 175 692). Groups should register in advance. |
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