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Chopin Institute🖼️ A new series of museum displays in Żelazowa Wola complements the permanent exhibition and the programmes accompanying temporary exhibitions. As part of this initiative, selected objects from the museum’s collection—linked thematically to the narrative of the site—will be periodically made available to the public. The displays are held in the Music Room, in direct dialogue with the exhibition, offering an in-depth commentary on the history of the site. The first instalment of the series is devoted to the earliest known photographs of Żelazowa Wola, dating back to the 1860s. These objects, presented to the public for the first time, depict the manor house and its surroundings during the period when the estate was owned by Adam Towiański. Although they were created after Chopin’s death, they document a space that retained the character familiar to the composer. The photographs also capture elements of the landscape and layout of the former estate: the hornbeam avenue leading towards the Utrata River, farm buildings, and views of the village with its distinctive windmill. Together, they reflect the description of Żelazowa Wola found in Fryderyk Skarbek’s Memoirs, in which he emphasised the picturesque setting of this small village. The objects on display constitute a unique iconographic record, enabling the reconstruction of the appearance of a place where the lives of two closely connected families—the Chopins and the Skarbeks—intertwined. 👤 Featured in the video: Mariola Wojtkiewicz ___ 21 March – 29 June 2026
 Curator (The Fryderyk Chopin Museum): Dr Seweryn Kuter
Display Curator: Mariola Wojtkiewicz
Conservation: Diana Długosz-Jasińska, Dr Marta Zaborowska
On the profile · Jun 3, 2026