🇩🇪 Museum Day in Bayreuth: A Wagnerian Pilgrimage 🎼🏛️

Yesterday was World Museum Day, and Bayreuth’s public museums opened their doors for free! Here’s my classical music deep dive: 🎻 Wagner Museum (Villa Wahnfried) • The Composer’s Legacy: Wagner—the opera revolutionary—settled here thanks to his patron, Mad King Ludwig II. This museum is his former home + gravesite. • New Wing: Sleek exhibits with original stage models, costumes, and opera snippets to listen to. • Wahnfried House: Reconstructed interiors, including the chair he died in (!), family archives, and his complicated ties to Nietzsche & other luminaries. • Dark History Corner: Wagner’s son Siegfried’s villa reveals his wife’s shocking Nazi connections. 🎹 Liszt Haus Right across the street! Liszt (Wagner’s father-in-law) spent his final years here. Now a museum with his pianos, letters, and death mask. 🌳 Bonus Stops • Jean Paul Museum: For German literature buffs (I skipped—too niche 😅). • Hofgarten: A palatial garden stroll back to downtown. • Steingraeber & Söhne: Bayreuth’s legendary piano maker (Liszt’s favorite!). Closed, but mark your calendar: July 24: Martha Argerich performs at the Margravial Opera House (UNESCO site!). Sign up at their factory for ticket lottery! 🎭 Why Bayreuth? Every corner oozes opera history—from Wagner’s ego to Liszt’s final notes. Even the city church feels like a stage set! #WagnerianDream #PianoLovers #BayreuthCulture