Willa Koliba. Muzeum Stylu Zakopiańskiego
Branch of the Tatra Museum in Willa Koliba, the first house in the Zakopane style, designed by Stanisław Witkiewicz, with period interiors.
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About the museum
Willa Koliba is the first house in the Zakopane style, built to a design by Stanisław Witkiewicz. It was erected in 1892–1893 for the collector Zygmunt Gnatowski and carried out by local builders. The Zakopane style drew on highland wooden architecture and was intended to become a national architectural style.
The Muzeum Stylu Zakopiańskiego (Museum of the Zakopane Style) opened in December 1993, roughly one hundred years after the villa was built. It belongs to the Tatra Museum. The interiors were arranged by Władysław Hasior.
The oldest part of the villa has five rooms: the dining room, living room and bedroom on the ground floor, and on the upper floor Gnatowski’s room and the maid’s room. Gnatowski’s ethnographic collection is displayed in the highlander room. Besides the permanent exhibition, temporary exhibitions are organised in the villa.
Highlights
- The first house in the Zakopane style, designed by Witkiewicz
- Interiors arranged by Władysław Hasior
- Dining room, living room and bedroom in the Zakopane style
- Ethnographic collection of Zygmunt Gnatowski
Permanent exhibition
- Wnętrza w stylu zakopiańskim – Rooms of the villa furnished in the Zakopane style, including the dining room, living room and bedroom, and Gnatowski’s ethnographic collection in the highlander room.
- Founded
- 1993
- Operated by
- Muzeum Tatrzańskie im. dra Tytusa Chałubińskiego w Zakopanem
Admission & discounts
| Adults | 25 zł |
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| Reduced | 12 zł |
| Groups (15+ people) | 12 zł per personGroups from 15 people; one supervisor per 15 people enters free of charge. |
| Permanent and temporary exhibition – standard | 28 złReduced PLN 14. |
| Temporary exhibition – standard | 8 złReduced PLN 4. |
| Weekly combined ticket for all open branches – standard | 69 zł |
| Weekly combined ticket for all open branches – reduced | 34 zł |
| Large Family Card (Karta Dużej Rodziny), one person, temporary exhibitions only | 5 zł |
| Residents of Zakopane, Poronin, Szaflary, Biały Dunajec, Bukowina Tatrzańska, Czarny Dunajec, Kościelisko and Nowy Targ | 1 zł |
| Audio guide | 5 zł |
| Guided tour | 69 zł |
Free admission: Thursday – free admission to the permanent exhibition.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Willa Koliba is on the Tatra Museum’s list of facilities adapted for people with mobility impairments. People with disabilities and their assistants are entitled to the reduced ticket.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Audio guide | yes |
