The bulb needs changing but I have no idea how to open this, I tried twisting it but I am afraid it will break. It feels like it is somehow attached to the hanging bulb, but I might be wrong.
Nothing "opens", it's all one piece, glued together.
How to open fixed paper ceiling lamp
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It looks like it just pulls down, there are usually little springs that keep it in place. Like the one pictured below
Looking at the geometry, it can only be paint holding it up. I would stay away from any solvents.
I would add a second putty knife, with a stiff blade. Use a slightly larger (wider to distribute the force of the lifting blade) putty knife against the ceiling (and under the lip of the fixture). Put the stiffer, skinny blade between the wide blade and the fixture. Pry up slightly, all around the circumference of the fixture. You will break it loose.
The prybar is overkill (in the photo), but illustrates how to protect the underlying drywall. (Guess what happens if you use the prybar alone. Ask me why I know :-O)
Good plan by Christos regarding leaving the new fixture, though I believe you will succeed removing the original.
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It was easier than I expected. It is held by magnets, you just have to pull down on it and it will come off. Twisting it is a bad idea as it rotates the entire lamp block and wires.