Polish Library in Paris — Attraction in Paris

This is a very nice, surprisingly rich museum devoted to Adam Mickiewicz, Frederic Chopin and Bronislaw Biegas. Two rooms are devoted to Mickiewicz, one to Chopin and one to Biegas. The Biegas room is very impressive, full of very high quality artworks by this relatively unknown artist. The Chopin room contains a Pleyel piano, a chair from Chopin's last apartment at Place Vendome, and several small objects related to the composer, including a lock of his hair. The Mickiewicz rooms are very informative and contain copies of very important documents related to his life (such as his passports) and the life of Polish immigration in Paris, especially the Hotel Lambert party of Prince Czartoryski. Also, the rooms contain several paintings of Walenty Wankowicz and objects related to Maria Szymanowska, Celina Szymanowska, and Wladyslaw Mickiewicz. Entry is 5EU per person. Photography of individual objects is prohibited but general pictures can be taken. I was particularly impressed by the...

A hidden gem, this library contains a small room dedicated to Frederic Chopin, set in the style of his Paris salon. It contains a cast of his left hand, and other mementos. There are also permanent exhibitions for Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz and sculptor/artist Bolesław Biegas, and information about Polish emigration in France. There is a temporary exhibition on the ground level.

Pros: Free entry Well-kept, comprehensive exhibit Friendly staff Very few tourists (at least, in my experience) Free, clean toilets!

Cons: While the Chopin exhibit has explanations in several languages, the explanation for the other artists’ exhibits are mostly only in...

I visited the library in the occasion of INSPIRING ERA exchange on copyright and data access rights for research in the age of AI. The event was very well organised, main plenary room and smaller rooms for breakout sessions were representative and well equipped and atrium in the centre was...