Musee Edith Piaf Review

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Musée Edith Piaf

  • Address: 5 rue Crespin du Gast, Oberkampf, Paris
  • Phone: 01-43-55-52-72

Fodor's Review:

True fans will appreciate the tiny two-room apartment where the "little sparrow" lived for a year, when she was 28 years old and sang in the working-class cafés on Rue Oberkampf. The flat was obtained by Les Amis d'Edith Piaf in 1978 and is now a shrine to the pint-sized crooner, whose life-size photo (she was 4 feet, 9 inches) greets visitors at the door. The red walls are covered with portraits of Piaf done by her many artist friends. Her books and handbags are here, as well as a few dresses, and her size 4 shoes. Her personal letters are framed.

  • Cost: Free, donations encouraged
  • Open: By reservation only; no English spoken; Mon.-Wed. 1-6PM
  • Metro: Ménilmontant
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