Museum of Fryderyk Chopin in Żelazowa Wola

Visit on Mr Tomasz Łus
Museum of Fryderyk Chopin in Żelazowa Wola
The village of Zelazowa Wola is located 54
km from Warsaw, about 2 km from
Sochaczew. It is here that Fryderyk Chopin
was born and here the composer's museum
is located in The Skarbek family mansion.
Fryderyk parents, Justyna from the
Krzyzanowski family, impoverished petty
nobility, and French teacher Mikolaj
Chopin lived in the left wing of the
mansion. Here on the first of March 1810
(or 22 February 1810 as some say)
Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin was born.
The present day layout of the house does
not resemble the one from the past. There
are no detailed descriptions of the property.
In the twenties of the XX century the
property was finally bought from private
ownership and was turned into the Chopin
museum.
By that time, in 1894, the first statue in the
world to Chopin had been placed here.
Today it is situated in the park, the statue
with the medallion with Chopin's face, near
the new bridge over the Utrata River. Note
the date of birth of Chopin on the
monument.
Artifacts from the times of Chopin brought
together with difficulty were lost during
WWII. A few were returned after the war
to be placed in the renovated mansion which was opened to the public on the 100
anniversary of the death of Fryderyk Chopin in 1949.
In 2010, on the occasion of Chopin Year, the 200 anniversary of his birth, the
property was changed completely.
The house was renovated, the park completely reconstructed, a new audio system put
into operation, new plants planted and new pavilions built.
If you were here before the changes, do come back. You will not be disappointed.