The Fryderyk Chopin Institute – an institute established in 2001 on the basis of the Act on the Protection of the Fryderyk Chopin Heritage of 3 February 2001. It is the largest Chopin centre in the world, which promotes, protects, studies and disseminates the legacy of Fryderyk Chopin. The Institute is the organiser of the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition held every five years in Warsaw and the International Music Festival Chopin and his Europe.