The Sądecki Ethnographic Park, Open-air ethnographic museum in Nowy Sącz, Poland.
The Sądecki Ethnographic Park is an open-air museum displaying 68 wooden buildings from the Sądecczyzna region, including farmhouses, churches, and workshops from different periods. The structures are scattered across the grounds and show the building styles and living conditions of various communities.
The museum opened in 1975 to preserve regional heritage and gather buildings from across the area. Among its oldest structures are a manor house from the 17th century and a Lemko church built in the 18th century.
The park displays traditional interiors, tools, clothing, and objects used by four ethnic groups: Lachów Sądeckie, Pogórzany, Góral Sądeckie, and Łemki Nadpopradzkie. You see how different communities lived and worked in this region, each with their own ways and customs.
The park is easy to explore on foot since buildings are arranged along paths and most doors are accessible. Wear comfortable walking shoes, especially if ground is wet, as paths are made of natural surfaces.
The park maintains traditional gardens around each farmhouse, showing what plants and crops were grown in past times. At the forest edge stands a reconstruction of a Carpathian Romani settlement, a rare cultural display that is often overlooked.
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