The open-air ethnographic museum in Wolsztyn has the pleasure to present architecture and interiors typical of a West Great Poland village. All what is exhibited comes from this region, mainly from districts: wolsztyński, grodziski and nowotomyski. The objects that can be seen date from 1603 to the end of 19th century. On the other hand, furnishings is newer and its dating ends at the half of 20th century.
It can happen that you will notice some newer items, made after this period. It shall be then explain that everyday articles are impermanent by their nature and it is certain that will not exhibit a 200-year-old spoon but an alarm clock, which effectively has replaced a rooster already before the war. On the other hand, numerous German notes and inscriptions, which can be seen, have become a memento of both the Prussian Seizure as well as Germans who have inhabited this region. So, all presented exhibitions attempt to complete reconstruction of the realities of rural life until the end of the Second World War in West Grand Poland.
Our open-air ethnographic museum does not consist of chaotically located objects on area of 3,5 ha, but purposely organized fragments of a multi-road village. Each of them occupies place, which is usually justified in the topography of a given village. If you are interested in the subject, we have delivered more information in a detailed descriptions of fourteen objects we have gathered so far. We have gathered, because all buildings have been transferred or reconstructed and their current place (location) is not an original one (settlement). At the beginning an object must be located in a terrain. |
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After confirmation that it is worth exhibiting we assess its technical condition and prepare documentation. Each construction element of the building is labelled with metal plates with adequate numbers. Then, the object is disassembled piece by piece so as to transport it later to the open-air ethnographic museum. It is reassembled, or complemented when needed, with the help of mentioned plates. If for any reason the object can not be moved, then we try to reconstruct or copy it.
Although we try our visitors have the impression they sightsee an original village, it happens that some facts sometimes, in order to improve visitors' reception and meet their needs, fade into the background. All the more we hope that information included in our guide will make sightseeing of our museum easier and bring closer the folk culture of our region. The leaflets attempt to answer the most frequent questions asked. We hope that this form of presentation will effectively serve all sightseers. |
