Established | 24 July 1976 |
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Location | Bayreuth, Germany |
Coordinates | 49°56′29″N 11°34′59″E / 49.9412838°N 11.583052100000032°E |
Founder | Richard Wagner Foundation |
Secretary | Doris Wiezorek |
Director | Dr Sven Friedrich |
Curator | Oliver Zeidler |
Architect | Carl Wölfel after Wilhelm Neumann |
Owner | City of Bayreuth |
Public transit access | Bus: Number 302 and 307, “Haus Wahnfried“ bus stop |
Nearest car park | P6 (city hall Stadthalle/Am Geißmarkt) and P7 (multi-storey carpark in Badstrasse) |
Website | www |
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).