Sądecki Park Etnograficzny

About the museum

The Sądecki Park Etnograficzny (Sądecki Ethnographic Park) is a branch of the Muzeum Ziemi Sądeckiej and the largest open-air museum in Lesser Poland. On an area of 20 hectares, 79 objects of folk architecture have been gathered: dwellings, churches, farm and industrial buildings and small structures. The open-air museum is divided into eight sectors.

The exhibition presents the chronological, property-based and social differentiation of the folk culture of the Sącz region. It presents the local ethnographic groups – the Lachy, Pogórzanie and Górale Sądeccy (Sącz Highlanders) – and the ethnic groups Lemkos, Germans and Roma. The most interesting objects include peasant farmsteads, a seventeenth-century manor house with unique polychrome interiors, a manor farm, and eighteenth-century churches: a Roman Catholic church, a Greek Catholic church and a Protestant church.

In one sector the buildings of German colonists from Gołkowice Dolne have been recreated; on the edge of the forest there is a small Roma settlement; and in the rural industry sector there is a mill, a fulling mill and two sawmills powered by water. The thematic exhibitions “Izba weselna” (Wedding Room) and “Maziarstwo łemkowskie” (the traditional Lemko maziarstwo craft) broaden knowledge of the region’s traditions. In season, demonstrations of traditional crafts, regional cuisine and folklore events are held in the open-air museum. Adjacent to it is the Miasteczko Galicyjskie (Galician Town), a separate branch of the museum.

Highlights

• 79 objects of folk architecture on 20 hectares
• Seventeenth-century manor house with polychrome interiors
• Church, Greek Catholic church and Protestant church from the 18th century
• Sector of German colonists and a Roma settlement
• Mill, fulling mill and sawmills powered by water

Permanent exhibitions

• Skansen regionalny – kultura ludowa Sądecczyzny – 79 objects of folk architecture in eight sectors: farmsteads of the Lachy, Pogórzanie and Górale Sądeccy, a Lemko village, a German colony, a Roma settlement, a manor house and farm, and places of worship.
• Izba weselna – Ethnographic exhibition on the wedding traditions of the region.
• Maziarstwo łemkowskie – Ethnographic exhibition on the traditional Lemko maziarstwo craft.

Founded

1975

Operated by

Muzeum Ziemi Sądeckiej w Nowym Sączu

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Tuesday (self-guided visit to the open-air exhibition)

The price of PLN 13 applies to off-season visits (from 16 October to 30 April). In season, from 1 May to 15 October, the standard ticket costs PLN 23 and the reduced ticket PLN 17. Tuesday is free of admission charges: the open-air museum is open for self-guided visits, while other services, including the guided tour, are paid. Prices apply from 1 May 2026.

Accessibility

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

Because of the village-type layout of the museum, moving around the open-air museum and entering the buildings is difficult: the ground is uneven, the roads are unpaved, thresholds are high, doors are narrow and ceilings are low. Facilities are available in selected objects: in the German colonists’ sector, at the entrance from the Galician Town side, there is a temporary-exhibition room adapted for wheelchair users, and in the Galician Town there is a toilet adapted for people with limited mobility. The ticket office on the Galician Town side is adapted for wheelchair users; the main ticket office on Długoszowskiego Street has steps and a threshold. The toilet at the main ticket office is not adapted. Wheelchairs are not lent out, but an assistant can be requested if you register two weeks in advance (tel. +48 18 441 44 12). Cars carrying people with disabilities may park next to the open-air museum’s office.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Stroller-friendly: not available

There is a guide for families with children, a free educational leaflet and an audio drama about the open-air museum. Pushing a pram is difficult because of the uneven ground and high thresholds.

Getting there & parking

From 1 May 2026, entry to the open-air museum is possible only from Lwowska Street 226; tickets are bought in the Galician Town.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

A guidebook to the museum can be bought at the ticket office; in season, demonstrations of crafts and regional cuisine take place on site.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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