Skansen im. Marii Żywirskiej w Brańszczyku
Municipal open-air museum of the White Kurpie in Brańszczyk, with cottages, a beekeeper’s house, a barn and a forge; free admission.
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About the museum
The open-air museum in Brańszczyk was created on the initiative of the commune. In 2014 the Brańszczyk commune obtained co-funding from the Rural Development Programme to set up the open-air museum beside the planned St James Way route to Łomża. The Wyszków County Council granted free use of part of the plot belonging to the Social Care Home, and historic buildings from the surrounding villages were moved to the site.
The open-air museum contains wooden cottages from Trzcianka, a beekeeper’s house, a barn from the Tuchlin forester’s lodge with agricultural machines from the 19th and early 20th centuries, and a forge moved from Udrzyn in 2015. The interiors of the cottages are furnished with objects donated by the commune’s residents, such as spinning wheels, chests, bread troughs and decorative striped textiles. In the house from Trzcianka visitors can see the exhibitions “Od sochy do kombajnu” (From the Plough to the Combine Harvester) and a farmstead of Jan and Janina Uchal, with miniatures of farm equipment, as well as an exhibition devoted to the ethnographer and museologist Maria Żywirska.
The open-air museum presents the culture of the White Kurpie, groups of settlers from the Green Kurpie, known for their own costumes, customs and architecture. The commune plans to expand the facility into an ethnographic and natural park, and workshops and events, such as harvest festivals (dożynki), take place on the site.
Highlights
- Cottage from Trzcianka with original furnishings
- Beekeeper’s house and forge from Udrzyn
- Barn with 19th-century agricultural machines
- Culture of the White Kurpie
- Exhibition devoted to Maria Żywirska
Permanent exhibitions
- Zabudowania skansenu Kurpi Białych – Wooden cottage from Trzcianka, beekeeper’s house, barn with agricultural machines and forge from Udrzyn, furnished with old household equipment.
- Od sochy do kombajnu – Exhibition in the post-war house from Trzcianka, with wooden miniatures of farm equipment and household objects, and the farmstead of Jan and Janina Uchal.
- Founded
- 2015
- Operated by
- Gminne Centrum Kultury, Sportu i Turystyki w Brańszczyku
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Adults | free |
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Admission to the open-air museum and visits to it are free of charge.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Photography | Photography and filming for personal purposes are free of charge; commercial photography requires the consent of the director of the culture centre. |
| Good to know | Visits to the interiors of the buildings take place in the presence of a member of staff. Group registrations by telephone on 515 168 733 and 29 679 40 45, or by e-mail. Smoking and drinking alcohol are prohibited on the site; steps and stairs may be slippery after rain, and ceilings are low. |
