Muzeum Lašská jizba, Folk museum in Sedliště, Czech Republic.
Muzeum Lašská jizba is a small ethnographic museum in Sedliště, next to the wooden Church of All Saints, in the Frýdek-Místek district. Its displays cover the life and history of past generations of Sedliště and the surrounding Lašsko region, with tools, implements, folk costumes, furniture, documents and religious prints.
The museum was founded by the local ethnographer and historian Joža Vochala (1892–1965), who began collecting exhibits in 1908. The name "Lašské muzeum" or "Muzeum Lašská jizba" was introduced by him. The present collection is smaller than the original, as part of it was moved to nearby Frýdek.
The museum displays embroidery, folk costumes, and handcrafted furniture that reflect everyday life in the Lašsko region. These objects give visitors a direct sense of how people once lived and dressed in this area.
The museum stands next to the wooden Church of All Saints in Sedliště, in the Podbeskydská pahorkatina hills of the Moravian-Silesian Region. Admission is voluntary, so there is no set ticket price. Part of the original collection has been moved to Frýdek, so the displays here are smaller than in the past.
The museum's historical library holds over 4,000 volumes of regional literature, far more than a collection of farm tools. The name "Lašská jizba" was coined by the Sedliště ethnographer and historian Joža Vochala (1892–1965), who founded the museum and began gathering exhibits in 1908. Part of the original collection has since been moved to nearby Frýdek, so today's holdings are smaller than Vochala's.
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