Guided tour of the Janusz villa

See rooms that are not normally accessible, architectural details and original interior finishes and learn about the history of the villa at Jagiellońska 24!

Did you know that we owe Edward Janusz and his family not only priceless photos documenting the history and inhabitants of Rzeszów over the decades, but also introducing a modern style to the urban development?

During a guided tour of the Janusz villa, you will learn what modernity looked like in Rzeszów almost a hundred years ago and why architecture best reflected the spirit of those changes. If you believe that buildings can tell stories - let us show you one of the most interesting ones in Rzeszów.

Meeting point: Jagiellońska 24
Leader: Karolina Chomiczewska

Guided tour dates:
July 12, 2025, July 26, August 9, August 23
Ticket price: PLN 15, small groups of up to 20 people for a guided tour.

About the host:
Karolina Chomiczewska – born in 1988 in Rzeszów, graduated in Art History and Italian Philology from the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. Author of numerous conservation studies of immovable monuments and articles and texts devoted to the architecture of Rzeszów modernism. In 2017, her text “Motors in the City of Retirees”, describing the monuments of Rzeszów modernism in relation to the profound socio-economic changes in Rzeszów in connection with the construction of the COP – won first place in the Reader category in the nationwide competition “Development Chronicles” organized by the Polish Press Agency and the National Bank of Poland and devoted to the economic achievements of the Second Polish Republic. She cooperated with the National Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning and the Podkarpacka Regional Tourist Organization in the creation and popularization of the Rzeszów Modernism Trail and the Central Industrial District Trail in Rzeszów, respectively. Guide on these trails. Apart from preserving monuments, her passion is the Italian language and culture.