Národopisné muzeum Plzeňska, Ethnographic museum in Plzeň, Czech Republic
The Nazionale Museum for the Folklore of the Plzeň Region displays objects made and used by people in West Bohemia, including handcrafted textiles, ceramics, furniture, and tools for farming and daily work. The collections show how different families and social groups lived through the items they owned and the skills they developed.
The museum was created to preserve the history of how people lived and worked in the Plzeň region across several centuries. Its collections document the changes that took place in West Bohemian communities from the 1700s through the 1900s.
The collections show how people in this region made and used handcrafted items in their daily lives, from woven textiles to shaped ceramics and wooden furniture that filled their homes. These objects reveal the skills passed down through families and the way local communities expressed themselves through their own creative traditions.
Visitors can explore the museum on their own or with a guide to better understand the objects and how people used them in their homes and work. The museum also arranges special programs and demonstrations to show visitors how traditional crafts were done.
The museum creates room interiors that show how families from different social levels actually lived, from simple farmhouses to city apartments, letting visitors see the actual spaces where objects were used. These reconstructed rooms make it easier to understand the connection between the things people owned and the way they organized their daily lives.
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