Tajemnice codzienności: Kultura ludowa i jej pogranicza od Kujaw do Bałtyku (1850-1950)

The Mysteries of Everyday Life... is one of the most interesting permanent exhibitions in Polish ethnographic museology. It presents the daily life of people living in villages and small towns of ethnographic regions: Kujawy, Chełmno Land, Kashubia, Tuchola Forest, Kociewie, Pałuki, Dobrzyń Land and Krajna. The exhibition emphasizes the borderland nature of folk culture, which was heavily influenced by bourgeois and aristocratic culture, as well as political and civilization changes of the century 1850-1950. It tells about issues of identity, regional identification and attachment to a "small homeland". At the same time, it emphasizes the presence of various ethnic and religious groups in the area. The most valuable relics from the museum's collection are shown in such a way as to illustrate everyday life, many aspects of which are surprising, obscure, even exotic to the modern viewer. The presentation of folk culture over 100 years is superbly complemented by valuable archival materials (including very rich iconography). An asset is the modern form of the exhibition using audio recordings, film recordings and multimedia presentations. One can listen to recordings of wedding and funeral songs, as well as folk tales in a specially arranged space. The unique visual setting - the use of a meandering layout, the interesting color scheme of the various parts and the diverse way of presentation - helps to uncover the title mysteries of everyday life.