The Ethnographic Museum

About

The Ethnographic Museum, Department of the District Museum in Tarnów, has been functioning in its present seat since 1984. This is a classical and historical manor house with old garden and two-floor granary built at the end of the 18th century. The beginnings of the Museum’s operations were based on a small ethnographic collection which currently consists of more than 5,000 items. Among them, the most prominent ones are the exhibits that characterise the traditional folk culture of the Tarnów region. Apart from the exhibits mentioned above, the Museum collects items connected with the life and culture of the Romani. In 1990, the first in the world permanent exhibition devoted to the subject of the Romani was opened here. In the Museum’s yard, there is also a seasonal field exhibition installed called “The Gypsy Caravan”.

At a glance

• Typical visit: about 1 hour 30 minutes