On Jan 26, 2007, at 11:57, nicky.h-townsend wrote:
a student is going on holiday to the Tatra mountains region of Poland. Are there any museums or places to visit in the area that are lace related please.
There isn't a whole lot of lace to be seen in Poland. But, what little there is, is mostly in that area. The lacemaking (bobbin) village -- Bobowa -- is near Nowy Sacz. Since your student is likely to be in Zakopane (the cultural centre of the Tatras), she shouldn't have too much trouble getting there (train, then bus). Zakopane itself used to have a lacemaking school but, although the school still exists, and still is concentrating on arts and crafts, lace is no longer in its curriculum. However, it might still be worth a visit. The name of the school is: Liceum imienia Kenara. Also, Zakopane has a museum of "mountain art" and something might be there. But in general, I'd advise not counting on seeing much lace. OTOH, the embroideries there are still thriving, as is wood carving and silversmithing(all of which used to be taught in Kenar's highschool too)
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