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Richard Wagner Museum Tribschen

Wagner lived for six years in the Tribschen country house beside Lake Lucerne. It is now a museum with original objects and his Erard piano.

01 / Why this place matters

Work and inspiration

Workplace, family home and site of the first performance of the Siegfried Idyll. Tribschen is among the most atmospheric surviving Wagner places.

02 / Plan the visit

Lucerne

Always verify opening hours, tickets and accessibility directly with the operator.

Practical note

Note the seasonal winter closure. Plan the journey from central Lucerne on foot, by bus or by boat.
Relevant years
1866 bis 1872
Type
Residence
Story
Work and inspiration
Status
Visitor site
Address
Richard-Wagner-Weg 27, 6005 Luzern

03 / Related works

From place back to stage.

10Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg11Siegfried12Götterdämmerung

04 / Sources and further reading

Read further, then travel.

  1. 01Richard Wagner Museum LucerneOpen source

05 / More places nearby or within this story

The route continues.

EisenachWartburg CastleTannhäuserZurichVilla Wesendonck1857 bis 1858Wiesbaden-BiebrichWagner Villa on the Rhine1862