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Regional Types – Traditional Polish Folk Costumes, Warsaw National Ethnographic Museum

Originally posted 2019-10-13 20:15:35. Polish folk costumes from the collection of The State Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw. National costumes of Poland (Polish: stroje ludowe) vary by region. They are not worn in daily life but at folk festivals, folk weddings, religious holidays, harvest festivals and other special occasions. The costumes…

Celebration Time in Polish and European Folklore, Warsaw National Ethnographic Museum

Originally posted 2019-10-13 19:35:37. Visit a glass showroom with folk costumes, a story about rituals, traditions, and objects that belong to different traditions and denominations in Poland and Europe takes up over 850 m² and it is told through thousands of exhibits. The exhibition’s style is very modern and resembles…

Ordinary – Extraordinary, Warsaw National Ethnographic Museum

Originally posted 2019-10-13 17:43:44. “Ordinary – Extraordinary: The Ethnographic Museum’s Fascinating Collections” is The Museum’s exhibition for 120th anniversary. The exhibition presents academically and artistically most valuable objects from the Museum’s collection and the process of introducing them into the collection. The exhibition’s classic form leads us through the 120…