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ACTIVE open-air museum at SOŁTYS in NOWOSIÓŁKI
History in objects
If it is possible to create a collection of mutual experiences gained over the years, culture, customs, agricultural tools, photos, historical objects that have been collected in one place, it is the Open-air museum of the village of Nowosiółki and the Ethnographic Farm in Wasylów.
The open-air museum was established on the initiative of Sołtys Daniel Pawłowski, who, passionate about the history and culture of the Grzęda Sokalska region and the vicinity of Roztocze, decided to expand his own collection of household items used from the beginning of the 20th century in the countryside. Thanks to many donors of historical exhibits, nowadays in the open-air museum you can see what the work in the forge looked like, because in the museum's collection there is a large collection of original tools for heating and forging metal. The resource also includes a wide collection of kitchen items, including butter dishes, centrifuges, scales, sugar bowls and others that cannot be replaced due to the large amount.
The open-air museum presents the cultural diversity of the Nowosiółki area, thanks to the combination of a rich collection of exhibits with care for the intangible heritage of the region. It comprehensively collects items related to the former life of villages and manors, but also consolidates knowledge about the customs, rituals, traditions and everyday work of people of the past era.
There is also a military department in the open-air museum with a collection of uniforms, horns, bullet shells, and ammunition boxes. The most extensive collection are black and white photos of historical objects and inhabitants of Nowosiółki, which consists of over 300 pieces.
Historical and military workshops
The workshops are prepared for lovers of military uniforms, former military weapons and the history of the most important battles for the eastern Lublin region. The workshops are prepared for children in a demonstration version of the exhibits in the Open-Air Museum, discussing them and the possibility of trying on a uniform and helmet, as well as for adults with a detailed description of the heroes from Nowosiółki.
School registration for workshops - telephone 887-659-672
Culinary workshops - the forgotten flavors of Grzęda Sokalska
Workshops conducted by animators who present the production of dishes related to the former cuisine of the lands of Grzęda Sokalska, including flatbreads - baked in a prepared oven. Workshop participants can prepare their own dishes using products from the farm where the Open-Air Museum operates, according to a traditional recipe.
Together with us, you can learn about the original methods of pickling cabbage for a later tasty bigos, or a perfect snack for the table at any time of the year. During the workshops, you will learn interesting facts about hacks, stories and kitchen utensils of our mothers and grandmothers.
In addition to traditional delicacies, we also offer the preparation and baking of a Sołtys cake with us in a working bread oven (Italian pattern), on thick dough, sprinkled with salt or with the addition of sauce and vegetables. We can prepare onion patties. Thanks to the design of the oven, the cake is baked in no time, so you won't have to wait for it to be tasted!
And what do the Slavs look best at? When making butter. Undoubtedly, a lot of fun will be kneading butter in the older version of the butter dish, as well as the younger one, from the Polish People's Republic. We guarantee that butter made by yourself from cream will taste amazing. What, can you be persuaded?
Handicraft workshops
We warn fun not only for women and girls. Together with Sylwia Pawłowska, you can learn to make and decorate Easter palms, or learn various types of Easter egg making (scratched, painted, batik and veneered, or decorated with the decoupage technique (types adapted to the age and abilities of the people at the workshop). During the Christmas season, we recommend making old Christmas decorations (for conversations and Polish Christmas carols).
We also invite you to the workshops on learning other decorations associated with Lublin culture!
Blacksmithing
It is one of the professions very related to agriculture. In our workshops you will learn what was in the forge, where the blacksmith worked, what tools he used and what he made. Most of these tools will be presented during the work of the blacksmith. The story of the blacksmith Stanisław will also be told.
ACTIVE open-air museum at SOŁTYS in NOWOSIÓŁKI
Wasylów - a village rich in tradition!
Wasylów is a village adjacent to Nowosiółki, located on Grzędzie Sokalska, where there is an ethnographic farm from the 40s of the 20th century. The farm includes a residential building made of oak wood that once belonged to Maria and Stanisław Pawłowski. Inside there is a tiled stove on which traditional dishes for the Lublin region are prepared and original home furnishings with beds, a wardrobe, carpets, a table and chandeliers. In the room, which is a bedroom for children, a photo exhibition was made devoted to the town and its former owners.
The farm also includes a former cattle and horse barn with a chicken coop and a summer kitchen. Everything is made of cinder blocks and red brick. The largest building is a barn with a cellar for preserves and vegetables. In the middle there is a well consisting of more than 15 concrete rings.
The farm is located towards the springs of the Kmiczynka river, which begins its course along the entire western part of Grzęda Sokalska.
The Ethnographic Farm in Wasylów hosts regular events such as Harvest or Autumn Picnic with mushroom picking in the nearby forest.
The farm is open to everyone who wants to learn about our tradition and experience rural peace.
Visiting is possible from April 1 to September 30, Monday to Saturday from 11.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. on Sundays from 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.
In the case of prior contact, it is possible to organize workshops for children and teenagers, showing agricultural crafts, flour making and bread baking, as well as a blacksmith product show.
