Zagroda Bafiów w Chochołowie
A branch of the Tatra Museum in the historic cottage of the Bafia family, combining an exhibition on the Chochołów Uprising of 1846 with an ethnographic display; currently closed for conservation work.
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About the museum
The Muzeum Powstania Chochołowskiego (Chochołów Uprising Museum) opened in 1978 in the historic cottage of the wealthy farmer Jan Bafia. The house is a typical example of Podhale log construction (budownictwo zrębowe) and consists of a hall (sień), the “black” room (izba czarna), the “white” room (izba biała), a storeroom (komora) and a loft (wyżka) above the storeroom. The institution is a branch of the Tatra Museum in Zakopane and now operates under the name Zagroda Bafiów w Chochołowie (Bafia Homestead in Chochołów).
The exhibition recalls the Chochołów Uprising of 1846, known as the “poruseństwo” – a short-lived armed revolt against Austria, which broke out in Chochołów on 21 February 1846 under the leadership of Jan Kanty Andrusikiewicz and Fr Leopold Kmietowicz. It shows the course of the Kraków Revolution, the preparations for the uprising, the profiles of the leaders, documents, a list of participants and the repressions by the partitioning power, as well as the earlier history of the royal village of Chochołów.
The interiors were arranged so that the history of the uprising is combined with the ethnographic exhibition: the “black” room contains objects of everyday life of a highland family, and the formal “white” parlour has decorated furniture, paintings on glass and ceramics. The exhibition closes with literature on the uprising and with contemporary folk sculpture and paintings on glass on insurgent themes.
Highlights
- historic Podhale cottage of Jan Bafia
- exhibition on the Chochołów Uprising of 1846
- “black” room and the formal “white” parlour with highland furnishings
- weapons of the insurgents, documents and documentation of the anniversaries of the uprising
- contemporary folk sculpture and paintings on glass on insurgent themes
Permanent exhibition
- Powstanie chochołowskie 1846 – Historical and ethnographic exhibition in the Bafia cottage on the Chochołów Uprising, the life of a highland family in the mid-19th century and the commemoration of the events of 1846.
- Founded
- 1978
- Operated by
- Muzeum Tatrzańskie im. Dra Tytusa Chałubińskiego w Zakopanem
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 12 zł |
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| Reduced | 6 złpersons entitled to a reduction |
| Groups (15+ people) | 6 zł per personGroups of at least 15 people; one supervisor per 15 people enters free. |
| Families | –Holders of the Large Family Card pay PLN 3 per person. |
| Weekly combined ticket for all open branches – standard | 69 zł |
| Weekly combined ticket for all open branches – reduced | 34 zł |
| Audio guide | 5 zł |
| Guided tour | 20 zł |
| Residents of the municipalities of Biały Dunajec, Bukowina Tatrzańska, Czarny Dunajec, Kościelisko, Nowy Targ, Zakopane, Poronin and Szaflary | 1 złOne-time ticket for residents of the listed municipalities. |
Free admission: Thursday (free admission to the permanent exhibitions).
The prices given apply at the branch after its reopening. On Thursdays admission to the permanent exhibitions is free.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Audio guide | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours are paid. The visiting rules of the Tatra Museum apply. |
