Wahnfried

Wahnfried
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Established24 July 1976 (1976-07-24)
LocationBayreuth, Germany
Coordinates49°56′29″N 11°34′59″E / 49.9412838°N 11.583052100000032°E / 49.9412838; 11.583052100000032
FounderRichard Wagner Foundation
SecretaryDoris Wiezorek
DirectorDr Sven Friedrich
CuratorOliver Zeidler
ArchitectCarl Wölfel after Wilhelm Neumann
OwnerCity of Bayreuth
Public transit accessBus: Number 302 and 307, “Haus Wahnfried“ bus stop
Nearest car parkP6 (city hall Stadthalle/Am Geißmarkt) and P7 (multi-storey carpark in Badstrasse)
Websitewww.wagnermuseum.de/en/

Wahnfried was the name given by Richard Wagner to his villa in Bayreuth.[1] The name is a German compound of Wahn (delusion, madness) and Fried(e) (peace, freedom).

  1. ^ Kiesel, Markus; Mildner, Joachim (2016). Wahnfried, Das Haus von Richard Wagner [Wahnfried, the Home of Richard Wagner] (in German). Regensburg: ConBrio Verlagsgesellshaft. ISBN 978-3-940768-59-9.