Muzeum Wikliniarstwa i Chmielarstwa w Nowym Tomyślu

About the museum

The museum was founded in May 1985 as a branch of the Muzeum Narodowe Rolnictwa i Przemysłu Rolno-Spożywczego in Szreniawa, and it is the only institution of its kind in Poland. Its location is linked to the specifics of the region, where willow and hops have long been grown and wicker products made. The waterlogged terrain, where willow has always grown, and the Dutch settlement (osadnictwo olęderskie) of the first half of the eighteenth century had a major influence on these traditions.

The museum occupies two buildings representing old Dutch-settler architecture: the main building, a former dwelling house of a settler from the end of the eighteenth century, and a barn with a raised attic, known as a trempel, used for drying hops or storing willow. Around the buildings are artistic spatial forms in wicker, a shelter with machines and tools for harvesting and processing, and botanical displays: a salicarium with willow varieties and a hop garden.

The exhibitions show tools, machines and the wealth of basketry products, both utilitarian and artistic. The museum runs lessons, basketry workshops and demonstrations of weaving and processing willow, and organises the Ogólnopolskie Plenery Wikliniarskie (National Willow Plein-Air Events), the Spotkania Młodych Plecionkarzy (Meetings of Young Basket Weavers) and the Ogólnopolski Konkurs Plecionkarski (National Basketry Competition) as part of the Jarmark Chmielo-Wikliniarski (Hop and Willow Fair).

Highlights

• The only museum of willow and hop cultivation in Poland
• Former dwelling of a Dutch settler from the end of the eighteenth century and a barn with a trempel
• Artistic spatial forms in wicker around the buildings
• Salicarium with willow varieties and a hop garden
• Demonstrations of weaving, peeling and processing willow, and basketry workshops
• Tactile plan of the museum at the entrance gate

Permanent exhibitions

• Uprawa i przetwórstwo wikliny i chmielu – Exhibitions in the former Dutch settler’s house and the barn show tools, machines and basketry products linked to the cultivation of willow and hops and to basketry.
• Ekspozycje plenerowe i botaniczne – Around the buildings stand artistic wicker forms, a shelter with processing machines, and a garden of willow varieties (salicarium) and a hop garden.

Founded

1985

Operated by

Muzeum Narodowe Rolnictwa i Przemysłu Rolno-Spożywczego w Szreniawie

Admission & discounts

Free admission: On Saturdays admission is free, except on days when ticketed events take place.

Opening the museum outside opening hours costs PLN 120 per hour.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

A tactile plan of the museum stands by the entrance gate. The main building has ground-level access and a mobile induction loop; staff can switch it on on request. The ground-floor exhibition room of the barn, the exhibition shelter and the outdoor exhibitions are accessible to wheelchair users, but the exhibition on the upper floor of the barn is reachable only by stairs. There are three toilets on the site, one of which (on the ground floor of the barn) is adapted for people with disabilities. Assistance dogs may enter.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum organises museum lessons, basketry workshops and demonstrations. A family ticket is available, and admission is free on Saturdays.

Getting there & parking

The entrance to the museum grounds is from ul. Topolowa, through the main avenue of the City Park, which is closed to car traffic.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Tickets, publications and souvenirs are sold in the main building.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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