"Stara Zagroda" Regional Museum in Ustroń

The "Stara Zagroda" Regional Museum is a private ethnographic museum in wooden buildings at ulica Ogrodowa 1, not far from the market square in Ustroń. It shows the culture and everyday life of the former inhabitants of Cieszyn Silesia.

A wooden cottage from 1768

The buildings were created using elements of a cottage that had stood on this spot since 1768, and its reconstruction was carried out on site. The building is wooden and entered in the heritage register under number A-381/80, and zabytek.pl gives 25 May 1980 as the date of entry. In the register it appears as a residential building.

Collections and activities

The buildings have been privately owned since 1982, and the museum was opened in December 1998. It has ethnographic collections related to the culture of Cieszyn Silesia and organises temporary exhibitions.

Practical information

• Address: Ogrodowa 1, Ustroń, near the market square.
• The museum is seasonal: it is open during the summer holidays and the winter break. Check current dates before your visit with the Ustroń tourist information office.
• Nearby: the Jan Jarocki Ustroń Museum (about 700 m) and the centre of Ustroń.