Palac Ostrogskich Review

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Palac Ostrogskich

  • Address: Okólnik 1, Royal Route, Warsaw
  • Phone: 022/827-54-71
  • www.nifc.pl

Fodor's Review:

The headquarters of the Towarzystwo im. Fryderyka Chopina (Chopin Society) is in this 17th-century palace, which towers above Tamka. The best approach is via the steps from Tamka. In the 19th century the Warsaw Conservatory was housed here (Ignacy Paderewski was one of its students). Now a venue for Chopin concerts, it is also home to the Muzeum Fryderyka Chopina (Frédéric Chopin Museum), a small collection of mementos, including the last piano played by the composer. The works of Chopin (1810-49) took their roots from folk rhythms and melodies of exclusively Polish invention. Thanks to this composer, Poland can fairly claim to have been the fountainhead of popular music in Europe in the mid-19th century, when the composer's polonaises and mazurkas whirled their way around the continent.

  • Cost: Free
  • Open: Mon.-Sat. 10-2, Thurs. noon-6
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