Haus Wahnfried (Richard Wagner Museum)
Haus Wahnfried
Wagner's residence in his later years, now the Richard Wagner Museum. The garden contains the graves of Wagner and his wife Cosima.
Villa Wahnfried was built in 1874 with funding from King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Wagner completed Parsifal here, and after his death he was buried alongside his wife Cosima in the rear garden. The museum reopened in 2015 after an expansion. It consists of three parts: the villa itself, the former residence of Wagner's son Siegfried Wagner, and a new exhibition building. The displays include manuscripts, scores and stage models, and they also confront the relationship between the Wagner family and the Nazis. Admission costs about 8 to 12 euros. The museum is generally closed on Mondays, though it is open daily in July and August.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00 (daily 10:00–18:00 in July–August)
Nearby sights
- Franz Liszt Museum
- Hofgarten Bayreuth
- Maximilianstraße & Old Town
- New Palace Bayreuth
- Margravial Opera House
- Holy Trinity Town Church
- Maisel's Bier-Erlebnis-Welt
- Bayreuth Festspielhaus