Open-Air Museum
16.12.2020
OPEN-AIR MUSEUM
Carpathian Troy Archaeological Open-Air Museum is located in Trzcinica, in the Ropa river valley, a few kilometres north-west from Jasło. This is one of the most important archaeological sites in Poland and a place of great importance as far as the understanding of the prehistory of the whole central-eastern Europe is concerned.
The open-air museum was designed to make the hillfort available to the public as a branch of the Subcarpathian Museum in Krosno. The originator was Jan Gancarski, the director of the Subcarpathian Museum. The Carpathian Troy is an original blend of a traditional open-air museum and a modern museum institution. The project included the building of an archaeological open-air museum encompassing an area of over 8 hectares with its monumental hillfort, a modern exhibition pavilion, archaeological park, breeding area, experimental crop fields, and a viewing tower.
In the Pavillion, the visitors can admire the amazingly arranged exhibition and watch the award-winning feature film about the Carpathian Troy. The Archaeological Park boasts 18 cottages including the Otomani-Füzesabony settlement from 3500 years B.C. and a Slavonic village from the 9th century A.D. We cannot forget about the educational facilities, the festival area, and the breeding area with live animals that were raised in Trzinica centuries ago. On the hillfort, there are six cottages, two gates (from the Bronze Age and the early Middle Ages) and over 200 metres of defensive ramparts. All the reconstructions were based on the results of the scientific research on the matter, available to date. The final element of the open-air museum sightseeing tour is the Viewing Tower, built in 2014.
The project Skansen archeologiczny Karpacka Troja w Trzcinicy – atrakcją turystyczną regionu (Archaeological Open-Air Museum in Trzcinica as a tourist attraction of the region) was subsidized by the EEA Financial Mechanism with the amount over €1.7 million. It was built with the support of the Marshal's Office of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship and the local governments. The building commenced in October 2007 and was finished in November 2009. Unfortunately, the area of the open-air museum was flooded on the 4th of June 2010 with the waters of the Ropa River. The whole Jasło region lost the battle with the elements. The Exhibition Pavilion and the reconstructed cottages sustained the most damage. Therefore, the planned grand opening of the open-air museum in June of 2010 had to be postponed. The rebuilding of the open-air museum was possible thanks to the subsidy of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration. The ceremony of opening of the Carpathian Troy Archaeological Open-Air Museum took place on 24-26 June 2011. A special outdoor show, with a variety of audiovisual aids, entitled Carpathian Troy – The Two Faces was presented during the opening ceremony. It presented the history of the hillfort in Trzcinica, recorded with the participation of actors, reconstruction groups and old music bands. This was also the starting point for the renowned ‘Two Faces’ Carpathian Archaeological Festival, which is repeated in August of every year to date. The Two Faces festival is not the only outdoor event in Carpathian Troy. Every season of the year brings new series of cyclical events, during which the whole open-air museum enlivens, and allows the visitors to truly touch the past. In the Carpathian Troy, the history of the area, the region, and Poland itself meet in one place. This allows the visitors to embrace the history cultures of ancient civilisations through the plethora of museum lessons, workshops and shows of experimental archaeology.
The open-air museum has been awarded multiple times by organisations such as the Podkarpackie Regional Tourism Board for the best tourist product of 2011 and the National Institute of Cultural Heritage of Poland for the best tourist product of 2016.
Open-Air Museum
16.12.2020
OPEN-AIR MUSEUM
Carpathian Troy Archaeological Open-Air Museum is located in Trzcinica, in the Ropa river valley, a few kilometres north-west from Jasło. This is one of the most important archaeological sites in Poland and a place of great importance as far as the understanding of the prehistory of the whole central-eastern Europe is concerned.
The open-air museum was designed to make the hillfort available to the public as a branch of the Subcarpathian Museum in Krosno. The originator was Jan Gancarski, the director of the Subcarpathian Museum. The Carpathian Troy is an original blend of a traditional open-air museum and a modern museum institution. The project included the building of an archaeological open-air museum encompassing an area of over 8 hectares with its monumental hillfort, a modern exhibition pavilion, archaeological park, breeding area, experimental crop fields, and a viewing tower.
In the Pavillion, the visitors can admire the amazingly arranged exhibition and watch the award-winning feature film about the Carpathian Troy. The Archaeological Park boasts 18 cottages including the Otomani-Füzesabony settlement from 3500 years B.C. and a Slavonic village from the 9th century A.D. We cannot forget about the educational facilities, the festival area, and the breeding area with live animals that were raised in Trzinica centuries ago. On the hillfort, there are six cottages, two gates (from the Bronze Age and the early Middle Ages) and over 200 metres of defensive ramparts. All the reconstructions were based on the results of the scientific research on the matter, available to date. The final element of the open-air museum sightseeing tour is the Viewing Tower, built in 2014.
The project Skansen archeologiczny Karpacka Troja w Trzcinicy – atrakcją turystyczną regionu (Archaeological Open-Air Museum in Trzcinica as a tourist attraction of the region) was subsidized by the EEA Financial Mechanism with the amount over €1.7 million. It was built with the support of the Marshal's Office of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship and the local governments. The building commenced in October 2007 and was finished in November 2009. Unfortunately, the area of the open-air museum was flooded on the 4th of June 2010 with the waters of the Ropa River. The whole Jasło region lost the battle with the elements. The Exhibition Pavilion and the reconstructed cottages sustained the most damage. Therefore, the planned grand opening of the open-air museum in June of 2010 had to be postponed. The rebuilding of the open-air museum was possible thanks to the subsidy of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration. The ceremony of opening of the Carpathian Troy Archaeological Open-Air Museum took place on 24-26 June 2011. A special outdoor show, with a variety of audiovisual aids, entitled Carpathian Troy – The Two Faces was presented during the opening ceremony. It presented the history of the hillfort in Trzcinica, recorded with the participation of actors, reconstruction groups and old music bands. This was also the starting point for the renowned ‘Two Faces’ Carpathian Archaeological Festival, which is repeated in August of every year to date. The Two Faces festival is not the only outdoor event in Carpathian Troy. Every season of the year brings new series of cyclical events, during which the whole open-air museum enlivens, and allows the visitors to truly touch the past. In the Carpathian Troy, the history of the area, the region, and Poland itself meet in one place. This allows the visitors to embrace the history cultures of ancient civilisations through the plethora of museum lessons, workshops and shows of experimental archaeology.
The open-air museum has been awarded multiple times by organisations such as the Podkarpackie Regional Tourism Board for the best tourist product of 2011 and the National Institute of Cultural Heritage of Poland for the best tourist product of 2016.
