Writers, Musicians, and Dreamers

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Agnieszka Osiecka

   ~3 min here

   Here is Agnieszka Osiecka’s statue, cast in bronze and set at the Francuska–Obrońców corner in Saska Kępa.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej

   ~3 min here

   Ujazdów Castle, the palace building before you, is home to Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej, Warsaw’s venue for contemporary art.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Fryderyk Chopin

   ~3 min here

   Here is Wacław Szymanowski’s large bronze memorial to Fryderyk Chopin, in the upper part of Royal Baths Park beside Aleje Ujazdowskie.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Muzeum Fryderyka Chopina

   ~1 hr here

   The Fryderyk Chopin Museum fills the former Ostrogski Palace on Tamka Street, a fortified residence now shared with the Fryderyk Chopin Society.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Ławeczka Chopina

   ~3 min here

   This is Ławeczka Chopina, a bench-shaped memorial to Fryderyk Chopin rather than an ordinary place to rest.

6. 6

   

   Stop 6: Muzeum Karykatury

   ~1 hr here

   At Kozia Street eleven, Muzeum Karykatury gathers and presents satirical drawings, paintings, and photographs from Poland and abroad.

7. 7

   

   Stop 7: Muzeum Literatury

   ~1 hr here

   Muzeum Literatury is Warsaw’s museum of literary history, named for Adam Mickiewicz, the poet and essayist.

8. 8

   

   Stop 8: Muzeum Teatralne

   ~1 hr here

   Muzeum Teatralne is Warsaw’s theatre museum, housed within the Grand Theatre in interiors designed by Mieczysław Piprek.

9. 9

   

   Stop 9: Maria Konopnicka

   ~3 min here

   Before you is Maria Konopnicka’s monument: sculptor Stanisław Kulon made this seated figure from syenite and placed her on a low plinth in the Saxon Garden.

10. 10

    

    Stop 10: Juliusz Słowacki

    ~3 min here

    The seated figure before the former Ministry of Treasury building is Warsaw’s memorial to Juliusz Słowacki, a major voice of Polish Romantic writing.

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