The Centre of Pottery Tradition in Chałupki

Description

 

For centuries a small village of Chałupki near Morawica provided extensive surroundings with clay ware, such as dishes and pots. The process lasted from the prehistorical times until the end of the 20th century. Since 1998 The Centre of Pottery Tradition has been active. It functions in a preserved workshop of one of the local potters, whose son Józef Głuszek is a conservator and a guide of the Centre. The workshop has authentic equipment for clay preparing and mixing, throwing dishes on the potter’s wheel, and for drying, glazing and decorating. There is an old two-chamber kiln prepared for firing in the central place. While visiting the centre and the exhibition, one may also see exhibit items made by the old local masters. A school of pottery and workshops are active there.

The Centre of Pottery Tradition
Chałupki 47
26-026 Morawica
phone: +48 41 311 87 02; 0 606 109 980

Opening hours:
10.00 - 16.00 Tuesday - Sunday
Monday: book before visiting (phone: +48 41 311 87 02; 0 606 109 980)

Information can be obtained in The Regional Center of Tourist Information
ul. Sienkiewicza 29
25-007 Kielce
phone: +48 41 348 00 60
e-mail: informacja@swietokrzyskie.travel