The Salon Frédéric Chopin is a small museum dedicated to Frédéric Chopin. It is located within the

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. Guided visits are available Thursday afternoons and Saturday mornings by prior appointment; an admission fee is charged. The museum contains a number of Chopin's mementos, including his death mask and a casting of his left hand by Auguste Clésinger, several paintings, numerous portraits, autographs, first editions, and his favorite chair. The museum occupies one room in the Bibliothèque Polonaise à Paris, which also houses the Musée Adam Mickiewicz and the Musée Boleslas Biegas.

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