The museum's history
The museum was founded in 1906 by a married couple of teachers, Teodora and Izydor Gulgowski. They bought a thatched 18th-century house and set up a private Kashubian Museum in it. Today, more than 100 years on, the site covers 22 hectares on the shore of Lake Gołuń, in the southern part of Kashubia.
What you can see
- Peasant farmsteads — complete holdings from several centuries
- The church from Swornegacie — a wooden church of 1700
- Mills and a forge — historic craft workshops
- Demonstrations — bread baking, pottery and basket weaving
In practice
The museum lies on Lake Gołuń, about 16 km south-west of Kościerzyna. Allow at least 2–3 hours for a visit. In season there are folk fairs and demonstrations of old crafts. It is worth checking the current opening hours before a visit.
How to get there and practical info
- Location
- Wdzydze Kiszewskie, ul. T. i I. Gulgowskich 68
- Admission
- Ticketed; seasonal opening hours
- Area
- 22 hectares on Lake Gołuń
- Character
- The oldest open-air museum in Poland (1906)
- Nearby
- Lake Wdzydze, the Wdzydze Landscape Park
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
When to go
Waking up, with fewer visitors and a good time for a quiet visit.
The height of the season — events, craft demonstrations and folk fairs.
Golden trees above the wooden cottages — the loveliest time for photographs.
Limited opening — check the dates in advance.
Other sights in Kaszuby
Straight-line distances from „The Kashubian Ethnographic Park at Wdzydze" — calculated from real coordinates. By road it is often further.
Where to stay nearby
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