7.1 MUSEUMS
7.1.1 MUSEUM OF FOLK CULTURE IN KOLBUSZOWA
The open-air museum of the Museum of Folk Culture in Kolbuszowa are charming villages at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. They present the culture of Lasowiaks and Rzeszowiaks - ethnographic groups formerly inhabiting the northern territories of the present Podkarpackie Province.
The area of the open-air museum is about 30 hectares, with over 80 objects of large and small wooden architecture. Among them there are, among others, cottages, livestock buildings, granaries, buildings of rural industries such as a watermill or windmills, and finally public buildings (school, inn). The center of the open-air museum is occupied by the church of st. Mark the Evangelist. The oldest buildings are, among others: the manor from Brzeziny (from 1753), a manor granary from Bidzina (from 1784), or a cottage from Markowa (from 1804).
Buildings are presented in their natural relationships and environments similar to those that once accompanied them. Individual objects are arranged in homesteads according to the layout of the habitat where they were created, while the homesteads recreate the spatial arrangements of the traditional village architecture. All buildings - exhibits of the open-air museum are located in the natural landscape of old villages, surrounded by greenery and forest. An inseparable element of the farms are home gardens, orchards and apiaries, farmlands and ponds. In some farmhouses, animals are kept.
Residential and utility interiors are furnished with equipment appropriate for the time and place. They illustrate the daily household activities of that time. In one of the huts baking bread is arranged, in another - the work of a sculptor and violin maker, in others - a shoemaker or a weaver.
The exhibition is complemented by shows of farm and field works of old crafts and handicrafts. There are also many outdoor events organized as a dissemination activity. Among the most important and popular are the Presentations of Folk Art of Lasowiaks and Rzeszowiaks, organized since 1997.
The museum conducts various forms of educational activities - with children, youth and various groups of adults.
Website addresses:
http://www.muzeumkolbuszowa.pl/
https://www.facebook.com/skansenkolbuszowa
7.1.2 ETHNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM IN RZESZÓW
In 1910, the first ethnographic exhibition was organized in Rzeszów on the occasion of the anniversary of Grunwald. The items collected at this exhibition gave rise to the ethnographic collection (models of construction and home furnishings, clothes and embroidery, agricultural tools and blacksmith products) and prompted the need to create a museum. 1935 turned out to be a breakthrough, when the exhibits collected so far were transferred to the newly emerging Regional Museum of the Rzeszów Region. The work on creating this museum was entrusted to Franciszek Kotula. He was known for his collector's interests, and he did the work of collecting materials for the museum socially.
It is estimated that by 1939 there were approximately 700 ethnographic exhibits. In the initial period of its operation, the profile of the museum's collections was clearly influenced by the personality of the longtime director, F. Kotula. At that time, an archive was created containing various ethnographic materials about the region's past, i.e. texts of interviews with the oldest inhabitants of the village, photographs, drawings and audio recordings. In 1964, the first permanent exhibition of the folk costumes of the Lasowiaks and Rzeszowiaks was opened.
Since 1989, the Ethnographic Museum of F. Kotuli functions as a branch of the District Museum. It is located in the tenement house No. 6 at the Rzeszów Market Square.
Throughout the period of its activity, the museum hosted many exhibitions on the life and folk art of the Lasowiackie region and the wider Rzeszów region.
Website addresses
http://www.muzeumetnograficzne.rzeszow.pl/
https://www.facebook.com/muzeum.rzeszowie
7.1.3 REGIONAL MUSEUM IN STALOWA WOLA
The Regional Museum in Stalowa Wola became an independent cultural institution in 1999. The very decision to establish such an institution was made in 1997, and the opening of the current seat took place in 2002.
The first permanent exhibition entitled "From the history of the Podsań region" presented archaeological, historical and ethnographic monuments. The ethnographic part of the exhibition presents the folk culture of the Lasowiacy region with particular emphasis on the Podsań microregion. The collection is based on material, social and spiritual monuments. : costumes, folk art and ritual arts, household appliances, elements of cottage furnishings The exhibitions are enriched with interactive animations.
In addition to exhibitions, the museum also conducts educational activities for children, adolescents, families and the disabled. These activities concern local Christmas customs, folk decorations and old beliefs. By combining science with fun, they attract and encourage people to learn about the history and traditions of their ancestors.
Website address
https://www.muzeum.stalowawola.pl/
7.1.4 THE LANDSCAPE LAND MUSEUM
The Museum of the Leżajsk Region is located in the Starościński Court complex in Leżajsk. It is a regional museum which, after many years of thorough restoration, opened its doors to visitors on January 1, 2008.
The manor complex includes the main building and outbuildings. On the ground floor of the main building there are, among others a temporary exhibition room and a representative Conference Room, which often hosts occasional chamber concerts. On the first floor, there are permanent exhibitions: the Historical Town and Region, a bourgeois lounge in the eclectic style of the 1920s, and the most important Ethnographic and Playground. The permanent exhibition of Leżajski Brewery is located in the north-east outbuilding, and in the north-west outbuilding. there is a workshop for making traditional wooden toys and a room for temporary exhibitions.
On the museum square there are, among others The Leżajskie Toy Park, which, together with the exhibition, aims to promote local production and collect exhibits related to it, and to keep information about the traditions and customs characteristic of the region.
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