Salon Frédéric Chopin

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The Salon Frédéric Chopin is a small museum dedicated to Frédéric Chopin. It is located within the Bibliothèque Polonaise à Paris in the 4th arrondissement of Paris at 6, Quai d'Orléans, Paris, France. 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.

[edit] See also

• List of museums in Paris

[edit] References

• Bibliothèque Polonaise à Paris
• Paris.org description
• Paris Visites, Petit Futé, 2007, page 27. ISBN 2746918854.