Welcome to the Living Museum
In the House of the Last Laborer
The Living Museum in Karpacz is the place where you create your own souvenir.
In our Museum we do not visit but co-create. Here, instead of standing and watching, each visitor rolls up his sleeves and takes part in a real adventure. Here history comes alive in your hands.
Welcome to a unique place where you will create something with your own hands that you will take home with you. Find out that learning by doing is not only fun, but also an unforgettable experience.
Who were the laborers?
Guardians of old recipes
Karkonosze's Laborers were masters of herbalism and alchemy. For centuries they created healing potions and ointments using the wealth of mountain plants. Their knowledge was a closely guarded secret, passed down from generation to generation. In our Living Museum, you will learn their remarkable stories and secrets.
Special Events
Price: from 45 PLN
Time: up to 60 min
✨ Workshops to create jewelry inspired by Karkonosze laborers
A unique workshop where you will discover the secrets of the colorful ornaments worn by the ancient laborers of the Karkonosze Mountains!
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Price: from 60
Time: up to 90 min
Wooden lab houses
Creative workshop, during which you will build and paint wooden houses inspired by the climate of the Giant Mountains with your own hands!
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Price: from 45 PLN
Time: up to 60 min
Plant stories on cotton - decorating bags
Create a unique eco-friendly bag inspired by nature - leaves, herbs, flowers and garden details.
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Price: from 70 PLN
Time: up to 90 min.
Magic bath balls
Immerse yourself in the world of scents, herbs and stories! Join us for a workshop on the creation of natural bath balls, inspired by the ancient art of laborers - herbalists and creators of homemade healing and care recipes.
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Price: from 140 PLN
Time: up to 180 min
Laborer's cinnamons - stories, herbs and flavor
We invite young people and adults to an unusual culinary and educational workshop, during which we will bake aromatic cinnamons, listening to stories about ancient laborers - herbalists, alchemists and experts in medicinal plants.
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Price: from 45 PLN
Time: up to 60 min.
Laborer's garden made of foamcolin
We invite children to a unique art and education workshop, during which we will create a Laborer's Garden from colorful foamcolor!
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Price: from 149 PLN
Time: up to 120 min
🌿 Forest in glass - nature enclosed in a jar
Participants have a unique opportunity to create their own garden in glass. Each forest is a personal green composition - unique and one of a kind.
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Price: from 90 PLN
Time: up to 90 min
🌱 Paintings of tumbleweed - green art from nature
During the workshop, participants will learn interesting facts about the beneficial effects of plants on health, as well as create their own unique creation from weed.
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Price: from 60 PLN
Time: up to 60 min
🌿 Giant Laborer's Soaps
A workshop during which you will create your herbal Karkonosze soap.
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Price: from 199 PLN
Time: up to 180 min
🌿 Natural Cosmetics - Create with Nature
Join us for a unique workshop dedicated to the creation of natural cosmetics, ideal for those who value ecology, conscious care and the pleasure of handcrafting.
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Our Workshops and Demonstrations
Price: from 45 PLN
Time: up to 180 min.
🌿 Schools and kindergartens
Did you know that in the Giant Mountains once lived laborers - herbalists who knew the secrets of plants, created healing potions and believed in their extraordinary power?
During the workshop, children will create herbal soaps and amulets.
Offer for organized groups
Individual customers
Fancy a creative adventure? Drop by our Laborant's Workshop - no reservations, no paperwork, no rush.
Creative workshops for children
Fancy some super fun and a bit of magic and science? Drop by the Laborant's Workshop! Colorful experiments, creative workshops and lots of fun await you here.
Creative workshops for companies
Want to organize an offbeat team-building workshop, an inspiring break for your team, or just a time to create together? You can book a convenient date at Laborant's Workshop and spend it in a creative, engaging way.
Special events for adults
Are you looking for an unconventional place to celebrate a birthday, bachelorette party, bachelor party or other special occasion?
Creative birthday party at Laborant's Workshop
Thematic BIRTHDAYS of handicrafts conducted IN THE LABORATORY PRACTICE tailored to the children's age and the birthday boy's interests.
Organization of birthdays
If you want your child and his friends to experience an extraordinary birthday adventure this offer is for you. Birthday creative workshops combine great fun with passionate learning.
TEAMBUILDING MEETINGS
If you're looking for an original idea for a corporate event that combines fun with learning about the traditions of Karkonosze's laborers, our Living Museum will be the perfect choice.
Schools and kindergartens
Looking for creative workshops as an answer to your students' educational and integration needs? With us, students engage their hands and imagination in creative play and collaborative work.
Labor history
The origins of craftsmanship
The legendary Garden of the Mountain Spirit, located at the foot of Sněžka, was already visited by the first Krkonoše settlers, who made concoctions from local herbs. The oldest image of herbalists comes from a map of Karkonosze by Simon Hüttel from 1578.
In 1696, Karpacz had 57 houses, about 40 of which were inhabited by independent laborers. Even then, they used more than 130 different herbs and minerals to create medicinal extracts, ointments and tinctures. Their elixirs helped with headaches, lung diseases and even rheumatic ailments.
Recipe secrets
Laborers vs. pharmacists
Over time, the apothecaries, backed by the authorities, began to fight against the laborers. Among other things, they accused them of practicing black magic. In the 19th century, laborers lost their privileges, and their tradition began to disappear.
The last representative of this profession was Ernst August Zölfel, who lived and worked in Karpacz until his death in 1884. Today his house has become a place where we revive old traditions, creating a Living Museum for you.
Last Laborer
COntact
How to get to us?
Living Museum in the House of the Last Laborer
26 Konstytucji 3 Maja Street
58-540 Karpacz
Phone: +48 668 273 471
E-mail: domlaboranta@gmail.com
Opening hours
Monday - Sunday: 10:00 - 18:00
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