Muzeum of Jan Kasprowicz in Villa Harenda, Literary museum in Zakopane, Poland
The Muzeum of Jan Kasprowicz in Villa Harenda is a wooden house built in highland architectural style. It contains several living spaces, an attic floor, a dining room, and gallery areas displaying the family's art collections.
The house was built in 1920 as a guesthouse but came under the poet Jan Kasprowicz's ownership in 1923, where he lived until his death. A granite mausoleum built shortly after his death stands as a permanent marker of the family's connection to the place.
The name Villa Harenda comes from the nearby Harenda Mountain, under whose shadow the house sits. Visitors see the rooms as the couple lived in them, with personal objects that show how this poet and his wife organized their daily life.
The museum is accessible only through guided tours that include both the residential house and the mausoleum. Visitors should plan ahead and check opening times, as visitor numbers are limited at any given time.
The mausoleum was completed several years after the poet died and displays careful stonework from that era. This monument is unusual in that it honors both the poet and his wife equally, rather than emphasizing one figure.
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