Richard-Wagner-Museum

The Richard Wagner Museum is a villa on the shore of Lake Lucerne near Lucerne, displaying exhibitions with photographs, manuscripts, and personal items from the composer's life. The rooms are furnished in 19th-century style and document his compositional work and daily life during his time there.

Richard Wagner moved into the villa in 1866 and wrote several of his most important works there, including Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg and Götterdämmerung. The house became the center of his creative life and remains the most significant record of his years in Switzerland.

The house preserves the feeling of Wagner's private musical work, with the original 1858 grand piano in the salon where he composed daily. Regular concerts held in the historic rooms keep the musical traditions of this villa alive today.

The museum can be visited from Tuesday through Sunday, and you should plan your trip around these opening days. The walk to the museum from central Lucerne goes around the lake shore, offering pleasant views of the water along the way.

On December 25, 1870, Wagner conducted the premiere of Siegfried Idyll unexpectedly on the villa's staircase as a birthday gift for his wife. This spontaneous concert was never publicly announced and remains one of the most memorable moments in the house's history.

Location: Lucerne

Official opening: 1933

Part of: list of cultural properties in Lucerne

Address: Richard Wagner-Weg 27, 6005 Luzern

Website: https://richard-wagner-museum.ch

GPS coordinates: 47.04244,8.32894

Latest update: December 8, 2025 21:00