Orsetti House in Jarosław, Renaissance museum in Market Square, Jarosław, Poland.
Muzeum Kamienica Orsettich is a three-story stone building on the Market Square featuring Renaissance architectural details on its facade. The structure now operates as a museum displaying the residence and its historical contents.
The Orsetti were Italian merchants from Lucca who settled in Jarosław and built this house before 1600. Their arrival was part of a wave of Italian families who came at the invitation of local nobility.
The house shows how wealthy merchants lived during the Renaissance, with furniture and personal objects from earlier times. The rooms give a sense of how daily life unfolded in such a household.
The museum sits directly on the Market Square and is easy to reach on foot. Visitors should note that opening hours vary by season, and guided tours are recommended to fully understand the collections.
The museum preserves original city registers documenting administrative details and daily operations of the town over many centuries. These documents offer a rare glimpse into everyday administrative matters that are seldom preserved elsewhere.
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