Ethnographic Museum, Kazimierz District

One of the least visited museums in Krakow also happens to be one of the most delightful. On the ground floor there is a chain of rooms, each one an authentic reproduction of a folk interior from different regions of Poland. Inhabitants of the villages actually came to Cracow to create the interiors, so it feels like the real deal. Upstairs there's a dizzying array of folk costumes, whilst the display of painted Easter eggs could trump many a contemporary artist. Other standouts include a rather splendid 17th century wayside shrine with a sorrowing Christ carved into the top. The extensive range of ploughing implements may not be the most riveting thing you've ever seen, but all in all this museum is a treasure trove.

Photo 565, May 2007