Museum of Lemko Culture in Zyndranowa
The original founder of this museum was Teodor (Fedor) Gocz, who in the 1950s with his great-grandfather Teodor Kukieła undertook efforts to protect the heritage of the Lemkos who were expelled from Zyndranowa after the war. Although he avoided deportation as part of Operation Vistula, he was repressed for his noble activities. The museum is the result of his efforts to salvage fragments of Lemko culture from these brutal times. Currently, the museum is run by the Society for the Development of Lemko Culture Museum in Zyndranowa, and its activities, after Teodor Gocz's death in 2018, are managed by his son, Bogdan.
For the past 30 years the museum has hosted the Festival of Lemko Traditions at the Borderland of Cultures called “Od Rusal do Jana”.
The museum can be reached along the green trail leading from Barwinek towards Stasien and the Hermitage of Jan of Dukla.
Website
www.zyndranowa.org/Open
Open 09:00-16:00. Closed Mon.
Museum is closed from October to December
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