Museum of the Mazovian Village in Sierpc, Open-air ethnographic museum in Sierpc, Poland
The Museum of the Mazovian Village is an open-air museum featuring traditional farmhouses, barns, windmills, and workshops relocated from across the region to create an immersive experience. The buildings are arranged to show how villages were organized and function as working spaces that demonstrate daily activities from the past.
The museum was founded in 1975 as an ethnographic park dedicated to preserving rural architecture from the region. A merger with the Ethnographic Museum in 1987 expanded its scope and created the current institution focused on documenting village life and settlement patterns.
The museum displays six settlement patterns once common in Mazovia, all visible within its grounds, from linear villages to oval layouts that reveal how communities organized themselves. Each house contains original furnishings and objects that show how people lived and worked in earlier times.
The grounds are easy to navigate with pathways connecting the buildings throughout the site, allowing visitors to move freely between structures. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended since exploring the interiors of multiple buildings and the full extent of the grounds takes several hours.
The grounds serve as a frequent filming location for movies about Polish history, with scenes from major productions like Squadron and Pan Tadeusz recorded here. Film crews value the authentic character of the buildings and their ability to represent different historical periods convincingly.
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