The Etnocentre of the Krosno Region

ETNOcentre offers visitors a ride not only on a historic train, but also on a traditional cart. In the space next to the train platform, there is a cart model that can be boarded by the visitors to take a virtual journey through the legends of Podkarpacie. Visitors can watch a multimedia presentation on a 46’’ display screen, combi. Cart vibrations and various smells change their intensity to enhance the visitors experience in each part of the trip.

Next space available to the visitors is a game room, where they will find three interactive stations with display screens and ‘Kinect’ cameras with movement tracking. The games are teaching about the house work of the folk from the old days and transfer the visitors to the world of historic countryside.

There is a large room at the ground floor that has two main functions: workshops and conferencing. Thanks to a moveable walls system, the space can be used as one, or as two smaller rooms. There are projector and screen installed in the space for various content presentation and professional speakers ensure high quality sound. Apart from multimedia elements, there are also props and furniture useful in workshops for children.

There is also a smaller workshop room available at the ETNOcentre – apart from necessary workshop tools, there is also an interactive 55” table with a „multitouch” layer. By using a dedicated app, users can select embroidery and decorations to design and create their own table cloth or runner.

Next space in the visitors’ journey is a hut chamber from the early XX century. This space is used mainly for culinary workshops so there is a bread baking oven located in the centre of the room. An important element of the visit here is a video-mapping on the workshop table – thanks to four projectors pointed downwards, an animated movie is showing a cooking process of various local dishes.

ETNOcentre offers not only cooking classess but dancing ones too! These take place in a specially prepared space decorated as a regional home – cladding made of bleached boards, wooden floor and characteristic ornaments with macrame, all create a very special atmosphere. One of the walls is used as a screen where visitors can watch a movie showing traditional dances and a tutorial with steps.

Once regional dancing is done, it’s time for singing! A guest chamber is allocated for a karaoke and singing workshops. A dedicated app offers 30 songs to choose from and lyrics with music notation, which are presented on a 55’’ LCD display screen. A set of speakers offers great quality of sound in all corners of the room. As there are artistic performances, there must also be a professional stage lighting set.

This ETNOkaraoke is special not just due to the high quality of audio-visual technology, but also due to the characteristic atmosphere of Pogórze, enhanced by a specific interior design and arrangement. The space is made to look like a guest chamber with a massive oak table, cupboard with porcelain tableware, altar of St. Mary decorated with flowers, etc. This is a great example of how sacrum & profane penetrated each other in homes during interwar and post-war periods.

Do you know what „yard” used to mean? In some regions of southern Poland this was used to describe a courtyard or a field, which is very important for the local folk – so it received a significant space at the ETNOcentre. Farmyard is presented in a movie shown on the walls by two multimedia projectors. Thanks to specifically selected sound system, the visitor can feel like standing in the middle of such yard!

ETNOcentre also serves as a space for lectures, shows, theatre plays, training sessions and conferences to fulfil its role as a cultural centre for local community and businesses. This space is called “a theatre At The Attic” and has a projection screen installed on the wall just opposite the entrance, for great quality multimedia presentations. There is also a raised staging in front of the screen, with a good amount of comfortable chairs for spectators, professional stage sound and lighting system.

Additional attraction for visitors is offered by a virtual changing room. It is an interactive station, where modern technology allows the visitors to virtually „try on” their selected folk costume and see the result on a display screen. Do not forget about a museum shop where visitors can buy souvenirs from their visit at this unique place.