People

In the world of Roman Kumłyk

A small, modest hut on the top of a hill in today’s Verkhovyna, the former Żabie is filled with a unique atmosphere. This is the world of Roman Kumłyk and at the same time the world of the...

The forgotten art – art of making lizhnycks

What is art of making lizhnycks? Lizhnyck – a word difficult to translate, something between a blanket and a rug, no one knows where it came from. They have been made as it is said –...

Hutsuls – shepherds of the Eastern Carpathians

Hustuls (Ukr. Гуцули, Ro. Huțuli) is an ethnic group of highlanders living in part of the Eastern Carpathians – Gorgany, Chornohora, Svydovets, Marmorian Carpathians, Połoniny...

A visit at a herbalist

The Hutsul region is in a sense a mythical land. Outside the geographical area, it is an area rooted in consciousness as a romantic land of mountain people for whom “there is no such life like...

At Mr Dutka’s workshop

Hutsul ceramics have a long tradition. They have become popular already in the nineteenth century, when they became known and exported in significant quantities outside the region. At that time, the...

Hlavatý from Rusova Volova

The end of the 15th century is a turbulent time in the history and Polish-Czech-Hungarian relations. The year 1471 turned out to be particularly fateful and caused a long war. Maciej Korwin, anointed...

Jadwiga Denisiuk – Veraikon atelier

Cisna is one of the most popular Bieszczady towns and villages with a beautiful location. A cult place for many people is the “Memorial Chapel” commemorating the “Zakapiors”...

Oleg Denisenko’s works inspired by Hucul Ponies

The art of magical realism shows a seemingly ordinary world, which, however, differs from normality. It is expressed in strange contrasts, mysterious complexes of people and places, or in chaos of...

Bieszczady has been discovered in Wetlina

Wetlina is a holiday village, located on the route of the large Bieszczady beltway on the southern slopes of Połonina Wetlińska. It is located within the boundaries of the Ciśniańsko-Wetliński...

Lirnyk from Haczów

In the Tradition Room of the Municipal Centre for Culture and Recreation in Haczów, an important place is occupied by a rich collection of instruments by Stanisław Wyżykowski, who has been...