Fryderyk Chopin Museum
Fryderyk Chopin Museum
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11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday
11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday
11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday
11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday
11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday
11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday
11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
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Neighborhood: Śródmieście Północne
How to get there
- Nowy Świat-Uniwersytet • 5 min walk
- Centrum Nauki Kopernik • 10 min walk
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- Lizara K195 contributionsNicely doneIt's clear a lot of money has gone into this museum. They have, for the most part, used that money quite well, with lots of interactive exhibits. One thing I really do appreciate is that in a museum about a musician, there was a lot of focus on Chopin's music and a lot of chances to listen to and explore his music. A lot of this was really clever, like the piano you put sheet music over to hear it played. There could have been a little more concrete biographical information to go along with the displays, and I would recommend that anyone who doesn't already know about Chopin's life read up on it first before visiting so you have that framework to know where everything fits. Some information is presented in a rather piecemeal way on interactive touchscreens which take longer and are less informative than simple text labels and descriptions would have been. I thought the entry fee was about right for what you get out of the museum, but there is also a free admission day on Sundays for those who want to do this a bit more cheaply.Visited January 2020Written January 26, 2020
- Laura RUnited Kingdom166 contributionsWould recommend to all pianists / musiciansWe took a trip to Warsaw at the end of February (so this review is pre-covid) for my birthday and this was my chosen activity! It was great, really well laid out and lots of interactive exhibits. I particularly loved the room where you could listen to all his different works and the piano which played the music you selected which could be viewed from the overhead gallery. I really wish I’d come here years earlier as a music student. If you’re in the area and you love music, whether you play or read it all, I’d recommend a visit here. Also, read / listen to what he had to say about his time in the UK in the room that talks about his travels ...Visited February 2020Written September 10, 2020
- Arthur CBallan, Australia415 contributionsWonderful MuseumIt will t a ke you a couple of hours to see all this Museum has to offer. Set out on four floors the Museum is dedicated to just tjis one composer, but does touch on the lives colleagues and lovers alike. Your ticket allows you to activate various exhibits. I was off the understanding that my ticket should activate English translations, but either i was mistaken, or I had the wrong ticket. A great museum and well worth a visit.Visited February 2020Traveled soloWritten February 9, 2020
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1230lena
Kyiv, Ukraine50 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
The museum is very nice and modern, it is very well equipped. There are some authentic things owned by Chopin - his grand piano is one of the most impressive. There is a lot of information on interactive displays with earphones - you can listen various stories in Polish and read subtitles in English. It would be great to have audioguides instead and also mark directions you have to follow, like it is usually done in museums - here we were a little bit lost where to start and continue.
Written January 6, 2020
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Mikael F
Helsinki, Finland30,625 contributions
Jun 2022
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period. He is one of the most famous Varsovians.
The museum has been housed in the Ostrogski Palace since 1953. It is a beautiful baroque palace from the 17th century.
The museum has the world’s largest collection of Chopiniana, more than 7500 items linked to the composer’s life and work.
On Wednesdays, the entrance is free. Otherwise, the normal ticket costs 23 PLN (= 5 €).
The museum has been housed in the Ostrogski Palace since 1953. It is a beautiful baroque palace from the 17th century.
The museum has the world’s largest collection of Chopiniana, more than 7500 items linked to the composer’s life and work.
On Wednesdays, the entrance is free. Otherwise, the normal ticket costs 23 PLN (= 5 €).
Written June 18, 2022
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Alexandra M
36 contributions
Jul 2022
The museum is filled with music and information. It felt like a morning spent back in time. If you are a Chopin lover, this is a wonderful steeping in his life and work. But I think the music and well set up exhibits will please you even if you are a Chopin novice.
Written July 14, 2022
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Gniewomir K
Warsaw, Poland106 contributions
May 2021
Nothing to see. Only many pictures, some letters, music backround of courrse, blah blah blah... Clean and esthetic, must admit. But anyway, I regret spending 5 euros for ticket. A lot of better places in Warsaw.
Written May 16, 2021
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Nicola T
L'Orignal, Ontario, Canada89 contributions
Jun 2018 • Couples
Was this museum organized by European Union employees? Had hard time following the exhibits and interactive audio visual key didn't seem to interact a lot. Most interesting part about Georges Sand.
They could have had a film about Chopin's life.
Wondering where most of his personal things ended up...
They could have had a film about Chopin's life.
Wondering where most of his personal things ended up...
Written June 8, 2018
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hiroshi1472017
Tokyo, Japan2 contributions
May 2018 • Solo
I am a classical music lover and I had huge expectations for the Chopin Museum. That expectation was largely crushed within minutes of entry. There is absolutely no order to this museum. Usually a museum which showcases a person is ordered chronological from birth to death. In many museums, the direction in which visitors should proceed are clearly marked. In this museum, we first observe an exhibit which explains something about Chopin's birth, and after that it is like a maze with mass confusion and no sense of direction. Lots of musical scores, old photographs, letters, etc. but little information provided. For example, I am aware that Chopin was born in Poland, but spent most of his life in France. But I have no idea where or if this information was explained. Does the museum assume that we already know that? Overall, I learned NOTHING from this museum. Huge disappointment. I have visited Mozart's house in Prague and Mozart's apartment in Vienna, which were both wonderful and memorable. The Chopin museum can be skipped entirely. I don't think I will remember anything from this museum.
Written May 22, 2018
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physalis
Milton Keynes, UK139 contributions
Aug 2018 • Couples
Don't understand the reviews recommending this as a must visit for classic music lovers. I am a big fan of both Chopin as a composer and classic music in general but there is absolutely nothing about this museum that appealed to me apart from the architecture of the building, which you may just as well admire from the outside.
This museum is absolutely nothing but a collection of miscellaneous facts and pictures presented to visitors without any context whatsoever and unless you devoted a good part of your life to a detailed study of Chopin's life and biography. none of those pictures, names and dates will mean anything to you and will not be able to piece them together to find any connection to either the museum itself or, indeed, Chopin as a person and as a composer.
To top it all, many things in this so called museum are copies of documents that you may as well view on the Internet and music recorded on video and DVD, which you can just as well watch at home.
Most of the museum digital guides aren't functioning properly after you tap the plastic card they give you at the entrance, so you can't even listen to half of those pre-recorded stories you find in many museums these days.
This museum is nothing but a shameless money making opportunity and if you are really obsessed with Chopin, come on Sundays. At least then you can visit this excuse for a museum for free.
This museum is absolutely nothing but a collection of miscellaneous facts and pictures presented to visitors without any context whatsoever and unless you devoted a good part of your life to a detailed study of Chopin's life and biography. none of those pictures, names and dates will mean anything to you and will not be able to piece them together to find any connection to either the museum itself or, indeed, Chopin as a person and as a composer.
To top it all, many things in this so called museum are copies of documents that you may as well view on the Internet and music recorded on video and DVD, which you can just as well watch at home.
Most of the museum digital guides aren't functioning properly after you tap the plastic card they give you at the entrance, so you can't even listen to half of those pre-recorded stories you find in many museums these days.
This museum is nothing but a shameless money making opportunity and if you are really obsessed with Chopin, come on Sundays. At least then you can visit this excuse for a museum for free.
Written August 28, 2018
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Tortoise2202
The Hague, The Netherlands26 contributions
Mar 2016 • Family
I visited the Chopin museum in March 2016 but didn't enjoy it. Housed in a beautiful building, the museum presents information in a variety of interact displays but at least half of them were not working on the day I was there. There are a lot of displays of letters and documents but often without an explanation of who the main people are so no context was given.
Written March 29, 2016
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Carnalbanagh
Carrickfergus, UK485 contributions
Nov 2019 • Friends
Best bit for me is on the top floor it tells you about his travels across Europe. Needless to say I laughed out loud when I heard what he had to say about England and Scotland.
Written December 15, 2019
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FrequentFlier649147
Charlestown, Australia49 contributions
May 2018 • Solo
I had high expectations for this museum after recently visiting Beethoven haus in Bonn, Mendelssohn and Schumann haus in Leipzig and the Lobkowicz collection in Prague, which were all of a high standard.
What a huge disappointment. Whoever designed this "interactive" museum needs to be shot. It DOES NOT WORK.
Firstly, there are NO audio guides, and many of the digital LCD display guides are only offered in Polish.
The autographed music score on display is accompanied by an entirely different piece of music, which is played on horrible sounding speakers from the ceiling which actually rattle during the louder sections.
The deceptions don't line up with the prints, which are ALL photocopies (not just some like most museums, but EVERYTHING is fake!).
One of the two large projections with interviews with Chopin academics wasn't working, and many (>20%) of the fake photocopied display pieces were missing "due to conservation".
There are a large number of Sennheiser headphones to accompany the displays, but there are all in polish!
Don't waste your time here.
What a huge disappointment. Whoever designed this "interactive" museum needs to be shot. It DOES NOT WORK.
Firstly, there are NO audio guides, and many of the digital LCD display guides are only offered in Polish.
The autographed music score on display is accompanied by an entirely different piece of music, which is played on horrible sounding speakers from the ceiling which actually rattle during the louder sections.
The deceptions don't line up with the prints, which are ALL photocopies (not just some like most museums, but EVERYTHING is fake!).
One of the two large projections with interviews with Chopin academics wasn't working, and many (>20%) of the fake photocopied display pieces were missing "due to conservation".
There are a large number of Sennheiser headphones to accompany the displays, but there are all in polish!
Don't waste your time here.
Written May 29, 2018
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mrbumpmonchy0045
Oyama, Japan
I sent Chopin museum emails.
Because I want to book tickets.
But I still don’t get reply.
So what do I have to do?
RobRevet
Bodenheim, Germany319 contributions
Next time, just go there. Only in extremely rare exceptions like Paris-Louvre or Amsterdam-Rijksmuseum it makes sense to pre-book museums.
Normally, walk up, get your ticket and walk.in.
juangeronimomedina
Montevideo, Uruguay11 contributions
quisiera saber si alli vivio chopin en su pasje por varsovia
peyduyo
Paris, France
Hi! Is the museum open on monday? :)
Jota2015Ce
Madrid, Spain9,238 contributions
Hi! No, this museum is not open on Mondays. Opening hours are Tuesday through Sunday from 11 to 20h (on Sundays is free).
kuni63958
Wroclaw, Poland4 contributions
I'd like to visit the museum on Sundays. But I can't make a resrvation of the admission ticket in advance from the home page.How should I get it when visiting on Sundays?
vanjaboris
Uzice, Serbia160 contributions
Ticket is free on Sunday,so it is best option for you.We did not have reservation,we just went there and came in for free.
SheilaZ
Concord, NH8 contributions
Does the museum have a piano Chopin really played?
Chopin_Institute
Warsaw, Poland
Yes. In Chopin Museum we have Chopin's last piano made by Pleyel. Chopin played on that instrument during tournee to Scottland and UK.
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