The potter's new household from Găleșoaia, Gorj County

🏺🏡 Găleșoaia Nouă – the story of a family of potters across generations

We are still in the community of Găleșoaia, but this time we discover the “new” house, built in 1926, a few decades after the old 19th-century house. Listen to the audio guide 🎧 and notice the differences: from building materials to dimensions and space organization, this home reflects the changing social status of a family of potters, who became property owners after the First World War.

After listening, answer together the discovery questions 🔍:

1. What differences in materials and organization do you notice between the old and new houses in Găleșoaia, and what do they indicate about the family’s status? 🧱🏠

2. Identify the decorative elements in the pottery workshop used by the master potter. 🔥🏺

3. Which of these symbols appear in the household’s architecture? ᪥✴

Look closely at the details and consider how the history of a family of potters reflects the transformations of an entire community, preserved here in the museum 👀✨.