Fryderyk Chopin Museum
Muzeum Fryderyka Chopina
A multimedia museum housed in the 17th-century Ostrogski Palace, with Chopin's last piano, manuscripts and letters, and listening stations where you can hear his works one by one.
Fryderyk Chopin was born in 1810 in Żelazowa Wola, just outside Warsaw, and lived and studied in the city until he was 20. He left in 1830 and never returned, but in line with his wishes his heart was brought back and placed in a pillar of the Holy Cross Church on nearby Krakowskie Przedmieście. The Chopin Museum reopened in 2010 for the 200th anniversary of his birth. Set in the Ostrogski Palace on a slope above the Vistula, it is one of the world's largest collections of Chopin material, with exhibits including the Pleyel piano he last played, music manuscripts, letters and a death mask. The displays are highly interactive: visitors can use a contactless card to listen to works from different periods of his life in each gallery, and there is a children's area and a dedicated listening room. Visitor numbers are limited. Tickets cost about 30 zł, entry is free on Wednesdays, and the museum is closed on Mondays (check the official website). It can be combined with Nowy Świat and the Holy Cross Church as a 'Chopin Route.' Black 'Chopin benches' scattered around the city play his music at the press of a button.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 11:00–20:00, closed Mondays (check official website)
Nearby sights
- Nowy Świat & Royal Route
- National Museum in Warsaw
- University of Warsaw Library Roof Garden
- Holy Cross Church
- Copernicus Science Centre
- Vistula Boulevards
- Saxon Garden & Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- St. Anne's Church & Viewing Terrace