Open-air Museum of the Łódź Wooden Architecture
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Open-air Museum of the Łódź Wooden Architecture is an integral part of The Central Museum of Textiles in Łódź. It is located on the main artery of Łódź – Piotrkowska Street
, next to the Władysław Reymont Park.
in Łódź at the turn of the 19th-20th century. These specimens include a: church (transported from Nowosolna), summer villa (transported from Ruda Pabianicka), one-storey house for workers (from Mazowiecka street), wooden tram-stop (from Zgierz) and 4 craftsmen houses (from Żeromskiego, Mazowiecka and Kopernika Street). Additional elements such as lamps, well, signs with street names complete a reconstruction of realities of those times.
The interiors of buildings are assigned for expositions (e.g. presentation of a craftsman house, a weaver workshop) and active craftsman workshops (ceramic
, paper etc.). Visitors can purchase products made by manufacturers and take part in activities organized there.
Piotrkowska Street
Piotrkowska Street , the main artery of Łódź, Poland, is one of the longest commercial thoroughfares in Europe, with a length of 4.9 km. It is one of the major tourist attractions of the city...
, next to the Władysław Reymont Park.
History
The idea to establish an open-air museum detailing wooden architecture of the area belongs to Krystyna Kondratiukowa – the first director and the founder of the Central Museum of Textiles. This idea was not realized until 2002, when two architects, Anita Luniak and Teresa Mromlińska, won a tender for design. The museum was under construction from September 2006 until May 2008, and was finally open for visitors in September 2008.Exposition
The collected objects are typical representatives of architectureArchitecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
in Łódź at the turn of the 19th-20th century. These specimens include a: church (transported from Nowosolna), summer villa (transported from Ruda Pabianicka), one-storey house for workers (from Mazowiecka street), wooden tram-stop (from Zgierz) and 4 craftsmen houses (from Żeromskiego, Mazowiecka and Kopernika Street). Additional elements such as lamps, well, signs with street names complete a reconstruction of realities of those times.
The interiors of buildings are assigned for expositions (e.g. presentation of a craftsman house, a weaver workshop) and active craftsman workshops (ceramic
Ceramic
A ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or may be amorphous...
, paper etc.). Visitors can purchase products made by manufacturers and take part in activities organized there.