Pottery Village in Łążek Garncarski
The Pottery Village in Łążek Garncarski is a small village in the southern part of the Janowskie pine forests, founded in forest clearings. It is a picturesque place where you can see an old potter’s cottage, a pottery kiln and a tile production plant. The village cultivates pottery traditions.
Village history
Pottery is promoted and preserved from oblivion thanks to the National Pottery Meetings in Łążek Garncarski. These meetings have been organized by the Regional Museum in Janów Lubelski since 2007. Every year, numerous tourists and visitors come to Łążek Garncarskie who want to learn the secrets of the pottery profession during free workshops conducted by potters from Poland and neighboring countries. During these meetings, there is also an exchange of experience and knowledge, as well as the opportunity to establish cooperation between various pottery centers.
The offer of the National Pottery Meeting includes:
- learning how to turn pots on a potter’s wheel,
- demonstration of firing vessels in kilns from various parts of Poland and Europe,
- culinary workshops,
- ancient pottery workshops,
- purchase of clay dishes and toys.
Contact:
Muzeum Regionalne w Janowie Lubelskim
- Jana Pawła II 3 (siedziba), ul. Jana Zamoyskiego 52 (część wystawowa), 23-300 Janów Lubelski
tel. +48 15 872 46 79
e-mail muzeumjanow@poczta.onet.pl
Fb: Muzeum Regionalne w Janowie Lubelskim (link: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057500626085)
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