Spending l he summer or winter vacation in Zakopane is an excellent idea for a holiday for the whole family . We usually plan it some time in advance, which allows in advance enough find accommodation in ZakopaneAnd make a list of all the attractions, that are worth seeing While in this city.
Not only is it worth going in the summer to trip on the mountain trails and, a in winter to ski , the city of Zakopane is also numerous museums , including particularly interesting Museum of Zakopane Style , a unique Polish national style.
Going for stroll around Zakopane , the brick main building is worth a visitTatra Museum named after Dr. Titus Chałubiński , one of the oldest regional museums in Poland. The sight has already attracted The architecture of this edifice, which is made of brick but built in the Highland style .
It gathered numerous Ethnographic exhibits depicting the history, culture and daily life of the region at the turn of the 20th century . At the Tatra Museum they exhibited their works The most famous artists and collectors associated with Zakopane and Podhale region . Zakopane is also home to other attractions, Krupówki , Aqua Park , in the area is also worth seeing Giewont , Gubalowka, Kasprowy Wierch i Morskie Oko .
Before that, however, it is necessary to take care of suitable accommodation in Zakopane , and you can, among other things, book cheap accommodation in private quarters , rooms and apartments In hotels or pensions Close to the city center, and even bungalows In a quieter, more peaceful neighborhood.
Museum of Zakopane Style is the only facility in Poland entirely dedicated to the the unique style of architecture, culture, art and life of the inhabitants of this region of our country . Its headquarters is located on Zakopane's oldest street, is located at 18 Koscieliska Street, in the historic Koliba Villa, designed by Stanislaw Witkiewicz.
Villa Koliba was built in the oldest part of the city , in the second half of the 19th century, its construction began in 1892 and was completed a year later in 1893 for Zygmunt Gnatowski, who wanted to have a summer house in Zakopane , and one of the builders was Maciej Gąsienica. Its architectural style is easier to allows to understand the idea of Stanislaw Witkiewicz , who wanted Protect the Podhale from foreign influence, including Tyrolean , which were beginning to prevail at the time.
Therefore, he also designed furniture included in the equipment, together with Stanislaw Barabasz . The rooms of the villa were richly furnished with furniture and equipment made in the highland style, and small blacksmith items , such as doorknobs and lock linings. After Koliba, Witkiewicz also designed other buildings maintained in the Zakopane type, but this one, along with the equally famous The House under the Jedls , remains his greatest work, and Villa Koliba is the best example of the the 20-year history of the Zakopane style . He also designed various everyday objects and some furnishings Parish Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Jaszczurówka.
Unfortunately, when Gnatowski died, the subsequent owners stopped appreciating the unique furnishings, during the occupation the villa became the headquarters of the Hitlerjugend and survived this period without damage , and until December 1981 it housed an orphanage. After the war, it was not properly cared for, Fortunately, the villa was saved from destruction.
The museum's true renaissance and heyday began in 1984, when security renovations began, and in December 1993 in this historic villa opened the Museum of Zakopane Style , or branch Tatra Museum . The museum interiors were arranged by one of the of the most famous artists associated with Podhale, Wladyslaw Hasior.
The villa has been restored the unique beauty of Zakopane's wooden houses , and the museum has collected numerous exhibits dating from the heyday of the Zakopane style at the turn of the 20th century , furniture, appliances and small handicrafts, many unique exhibits . Here we will see many items belonging to the first owner of Villa Koliba, Zygmunt Gnatowski , including fully equipped his office and servant's room on the first floor.
The Zakopane Style Museum is located in Villa "Koliba" on Koscieliska Street in Zakopane. It is the first building in the Zakopane style, built according to the design of St.anislaw Witkiewicz. Visitors can see the dining room, living room, bedrooms, Gnatowski's room and servant's room decorated in a style patterned on the construction and ornamentation of Podhale highlanders.
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