The Ethnography Museum

I have recently visited the Ethnographic Museum in Kraków (Muzeum Etnograficzne). Located in the Kazimierz District, it has many examples of clothes, jewellery, furniture and other artefacts taken from different parts of Poland. The museum has a broad collection of cooking, hunting, farming, fishing and other everyday tools. In addition, religious art and musical instruments are presented alongside models of older buildings. The museum also has a few reconstructions of the interiors of rural cottages. Taken together, it provides a rich insight into life in rural (particularly south) Poland in the last 100 years with a particular emphasis on agriculture, the folklore and costumes people use to wear at religious festivals.

Early 20th Century Classroom

One of the rooms in the museum documents a typical classroom from the period before WWII. The class has a small kitchen area that includes an oven and a bench for the children to sit and have their lunch. In addition, many of the subjects were taught using tactile aids such as a compass, globe, maps, and a wooden abacus.