Museum of the Vistula Ethnographic Park in Wygiełzów

Nadwiślański Park Etnograficzny is an open-air museum in Babice featuring roughly 25 wooden buildings that show traditional rural Polish architecture and everyday life. The grounds display reconstructed farmhouses, workshops, and homes from different periods, arranged to show how people lived in the Vistula river region.

The collection started in the 1960s at the base of Lipowiec Castle and expanded in 2007 to include a medieval residence. This growth transformed the site into a larger museum showcasing different periods of Polish rural history.

The manor house from Droginia displays how noble families arranged their living spaces from the 19th century until 1945. Walking through these rooms shows the tastes and priorities of the wealthy rural landowners of that era.

The museum is best explored in comfortable walking shoes since paths between buildings cross uneven terrain. Visitors should allow time for a leisurely walk and are free to move at their own pace through the grounds.

A functioning 17th-century church from Ryczów sits on the grounds and active religious services still take place there today. This makes the museum a place where history is not merely displayed but actively lived.

Location: Babice

Operator: Muzeum w Chrzanowie

Website: http://mnpe.pl

GPS coordinates: 50.07556,19.43979

Latest update: December 12, 2025 14:24