Workshops are visited by thousands of tourists from Poland and from abroad every year.

Project of ethnographic route:
Ethnographic Department of Podlaskie Museum in Białystok – Mrs Halina Jakubowska and Mr Wojciech Kowalczuk (085) 7421473, wkowalczuk@wp.pl

Workshops of traditional folk craft are located along the line of Knyszyn Primeval Forest and they constitute the track of Podlaskie Voivodeship folk handicraft. Many connoisseurs and folk art enthusiasts often meet at this is unique place.
All workshops are given a recommendation of the Ethnographic Department of Podlaskie Museum in Białystok.
This is an exceptional opportunity to visit craftsmen’ workshops cultivating centuries-old traditions.

Artists offer:
- demonstrations of folk production,
- apprenticeship,
- traditional products made in workshops.

Centres are available from Monday to Saturday, after phone arrangement.

Smithy and potter’s workshops in Czarna Wieś Kościelna, wooden spoons’ production in Łapczyn, unique double-wrapped weaving workshops in Janów, Nowokolno and Wasilówka as well as sculpture’s workshop in Sokółka are at tourists’ disposal.

A. Smithery:
One of the most active smiths’ workshops in Podlasie joins traditions of folk and artistic smithery.
Smith’s workshop:
1. Mr Mieczysław Hulewicz
Czarna Wieś Kościelna, 4a Sosnowa Street
Telephone: (085) 7109089

B. Pottery:
Czarna Wieś Kościelna – one of the last grey-ceramics centres functioning in Poland. Potter’s workshops cultivate the 18th century’s handmade pottery tradition.
Potter’s workshops:
1. Mr Bolesław Piechowski
Czarna Wieś Kościelna, 27i Piękna Street
Telephone: (085) 7109074
2. Mr Mirosław Piechowski
Czarna Wieś Kościelna, 27a Piękna Street
Telephone: (085) 7109134
3. Mr Jan Kudrewicz
Czarna Wieś Kościelna, 19 Sosnowa Street
Telephone: (085) 7109085
4. Mr Adam and Mr Paweł Piechowski
Czarna Wieś Kościelna, 29 Piękna Street
Telephone: (085) 7109023
5. Mr Stanisław Mosiej
Czarna Wieś Kościelna, 69 Piękna Street
Telephone: (085) 7109080

C. Wooden spoons’ production:
The last such workshop is in Zamczysk – the village specialising in wooden spoons’ and ladles’ production since the 19th century. Archaic techniques using hand-tools are preserved in this workshop.
Wooden spoons’ production workshop: 
1. Mr Mieczysław Baranowski
10 Zamczysk
Telephone: (085)7109321

D. Double-wrapped weaving:
The double-wrapped weaving centre in Janów - the only one which cultivates an original technique of double-wrapped weaving in whole Poland. In small country workshops, on manual looms, weavers create wool materials with a unique beauty.
Weavings:
1. Mrs Teresa Pryzmont
Janów, 9 Wasilówka
Telephone: (085) 7216364
2. Mrs Alicja Kochanowska
Janów, 3 Nadrzeczna Street
Telephone: (085) 7216036
3. Mrs Filomena Krupowicz
Janów, 50 Sokólska Street
Telephone: (085) 7216128
4. Mrs Ludgarda Sieńko
Janów, 8 Sokólska Street
Telephone: (085) 7216174
5. Mrs Helena Malewicka
Janów, Nowokolno
Telephone: (085) 7216062
Chamber of Weaving
Municipal and Communal Culture Centre in Janów, 14a Białostocka Street. Permanent exposure of local weavers’ materials. Here you can receive further information about separate workshops (daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., telephone: /085/ 7216142).
E. Sculptor’s Workshop
Mr Piotr Szałkowski, member and of many years’ standing president of the Folk Artists Association, Agency in Białystok.
He forms folk sculptures on subjects of religion, the Bible, village (figures of inhabitants in their everyday work) and nature (birds).
His works occur in museums’ collections as well as in Polish and foreign private ones.
Sculptor’s Workshop:
1. Mr Piotr Szałkowski
Sokółka, 22 Mickiewicza Street
Telephone: (085) 7115332

Approach:
1. An access road No 18 from Białystok to border crossing in Kuźnica Białostocka. Exit on the 21st km into the road leading to Czarna Białostocka, then to Czarna Wieś Kościelna. Next, by Chmielnik (exit to Zamczysk), Niemczyn, Sitkowo, Białousy to Janów (55 km) and Sokółka. In Czarna Wieś Kościelna, after visiting Smith’s workshop (owned by Mr Mieczysław Hulewicz), potter’s workshops (owned by Mr Jan Kudrewicz as well as Mr Bolesław and Mr Mirosław Piechowski) are worth seeing as well. Turning aside from the main road in Chmielnik, you can reach Zamczysk (2 km), where is wooden spoons’ production workshop, owned by Mr Mieczysław Baranowski. Walking a dirt road from Zamczysk to Niemczyn (about 600 meters) you can reach the early medieval castle called ‘Zamek’. Return to the main road by Chmielnik.
2. You should visit the Chamber of Weaving in Municipal and Communal Culture Centre in Janów, 14a Białostocka Street. Permanent exposure of local weavers’ materials is presented there. You can also receive further information about separate workshops (daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., telephone: /085/ 7216142). Local weavers’ workshops are famous and really worth visiting.
3. There is a sculptor’s workshop (owned by Mr Piotr Szałkowski) and an exhibition of folk art in the Chamber of Folk Artists Association in Sokółka (22 Mickiewicza Street).
4. A road No 19 from Białystok to Augustów and then to border crossings in Ogrodniki and Budzisko. Exit on the 38th km near Korycin into the local road No 672 leading to Janów (18 km). From Janów to Chmielnik (19 km) (exit to Łapczyno and Zamczysk) and further to Czarna Wieś Kościelna (5 km).
5. A local road No 673 from Sokółka (a road No 18) to Sokolany (8 km), then to Janowo by the local road No 672 (18 km), Zamczysk (19 km) and Czarna Wieś Kościelna (5 km).
6. Return from Sokółka to Białystok by Tartar track through Bohoniki and Kruszyniany.

Mr Wojciech Kowalczuk
Ethnographic Department of Podlaskie Museum in Białystok
Telephone: (85) 74 21 473 wkowalczuk@wp.pl