The open air museum "Old Village" was established in Kumrovtse former director of the Ethnographic Museum in Zagreb Marian Gusichem. Then he wrote a study on Kumrovtse as the birthplace of famous political figure Josip Broz Tito. In the beginning he was restored birthplace of Tito, and later in 1948 in the courtyard of the policy was a monument. For several years, we were restoration and gardening work and the collection of items for the home interior.

After that, specialists of the museum Zagreb engaged in restoration work of other structures of the old part of the village of Kumrovec. The work took two years (from 1952 to 1954.), They were strictly according to the researchers prepared a catalog of buildings and households Kumrovtsa old. In 1969, the Museum "Old Village" was included in the list of cultural monuments protected by the state.

"Old Village" is the only open-air museum in Croatia. The total area of ​​12640 square meters of the museum The museum exhibition comprises more than 2,800 exhibits, most of which are on permanent display in the museum. Total operates 15 permanent ethnographic exhibitions, which present their traditional way of life, customs and crafts of local residents (foreign XIX- XX centuries.).

An important criterion for restorers was the desire to preserve the authenticity of the structure and its ethnographic, historical and architectural value. The reconstructed Kumrovtse only live a few families, rural life which are organically woven into the overall look of the museum under the open sky.

You can see traditional buildings and architectural elements of the old villages of Croatia: two-storey barns (used for storing household equipment and drying corn), thatched roofs, houses, walls are whitewashed in the traditional technique, etc. Particular attention was paid to the landscape, to preserve its original appearance and beauty. In addition to the buildings were reconstructed and the old road and the stone bridge. Abandoned land and buildings were purchased by the owners and converted into a utility and utility rooms.

At the village museum has for many years opened a variety of schools and courses that introduce wishing with the skills of old crafts. Here you can learn how to make ceramics, wooden toys, as well as to understand the secrets of forging a variety of products.