Franz Liszt Museum, Music museum in Bayreuth, Germany.
The Franz Liszt Museum is a music museum housed in a historic building on Wahnfriedstraße in Bayreuth. The collection displays manuscripts, letters, and personal objects of the composer in the rooms where he lived and worked.
The red-brick house was built in 1877 by Carl Wölfel and served as Liszt's residence during his stays in Bayreuth; he died there on 31 July 1886. Damaged by a bomb in 1945, it passed to the city of Bayreuth in the early 1990s. The museum opened on 22 October 1993, Liszt's 182nd birthday, after the city bought Ernst Burger's collection of about 300 pieces in 1988.
The museum displays objects from Liszt's life and his connection to Bayreuth, where he spent much of his time. Visitors can see how the composer lived and worked here, understanding his importance as a major figure in the musical world.
The museum is located in Bayreuth's city center and is easily accessible on foot. Visitors should note that opening hours vary by season, with extended hours in summer and a lunch break during the rest of the year.
The museum does not hold Liszt's own grand piano: the Ibach grand on display came from the hall of Haus Wahnfried, and an original Liszt grand stands in the Steingraeber-Haus. What the collection does keep is Liszt's mute piano and a cast of his baptismal stone.
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