‘Pottery Adventure in Medynia - Touch the Tradition, Create Your Work!’
Here, time passes more slowly, the hands do what your head tells you to do, and the potter’s wheel spins like a clock in another dimension. It’s like an artistic stimulation for you. You can learn the secrets of the old craft and find out that clay-painting is more than merely a hobby – it’s relaxation, creativity and a bit of magic in one.
What can you expect?
In brief:
- Meeting tradition – see what life was like for the potters of old times and learn the secrets of the craft that has shaped the region for ages.
- Pottery workshops – make a clay vessel with your own hands and feel the satisfaction of creating something unique.
- Relaxation and creativity – working with clay has a calming effect and stimulates your imagination – an ideal way to get away from the nasty everyday life
- History within your reach – see traditional pottery kilns and old tools that were once the basis of the potters’ work.
- Family attraction – loved by children and adults alike – everyone can try their hand at pottery making and painting.
- Picturesque surroundings – relax amidst the Subcarpathian landscapes and feel the ambience of an old pottery village.
Ticket info:
- Tours of the Pottery Centres do not need to be booked in advance.
- You can visit the facility from Monday to Friday and on Sundays. Apart from the regular opening hours, the centre is also open in the evening and at weekends during various events organised there.
- In order to take part in group or individual pottery workshops, please call the MEDYNIA Pottery Centre’s office in advance to book a studio and a potter.
- In order to visit the gallery or the church with a guide, please contact the office of the MEDYNIA Pottery Centre.
Important notice:
- The route from the hotel to Medynia Głogowska is very picturesque – it leads you through the beautiful green areas of the Subcarpathian Region. It’s a perfect opportunity to truly feel the soul of the place. If you can, choose a bike for your sightseeing!
- The Pottery Capital of Poland – Medynia Głogowska and the surroundings villages were once one of the most important pottery centres in our country. In the 19th century, several hundred workshops operated here!
- Kilns like small volcanoes – the traditional pottery kilns reach temperatures of up to 1000°C! Under such extreme conditions, clay is transformed into pottery.
- A craft passed down from generation to generation – in the past, almost every family in Medynia had their own pottery workshop, and the skills of pottery making were passed down to children from an early age,
- The route from the hotel to Medynia Głogowska is very picturesque – it leads you through the beautiful green areas of the Subcarpathian Region. It’s a perfect opportunity to truly feel the soul of the place. If you can, choose a bike for your sightseeing!
