The Salon Frédéric Chopin () is a small museum dedicated to

Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period who wrote primarily for Piano solo, solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown ...

. It is located within the

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—Bibliothèque polonaise de Paris—in the

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at 6, Quai d'Orléans,

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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

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, 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 The Adam Mickiewicz Museum (in French: Musée Adam Mickiewicz) is a small museum dedicated to Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz (1798–1855). It is located within the Polish Library in Paris in the 4th arrondissement of Paris at 6, Quai d'Orleans, ...

and the Musée Boleslas Biegas.

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Bibliothèque Polonaise à Paris

* ''Paris Visites'', Petit Futé, 2007, page 27. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Salon Frederic Chopin Museums in Paris Buildings and structures in the 4th arrondissement of Paris Chopin Music museums in France Monuments and memorials to Frédéric Chopin Museums of Polish culture abroad

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