History
of the museum
A museum was established in Richard Wagner's former residence in Tribschen
outside of Lucerne, paying homage to the life and work of the famous
composer. Richard Wagner lived on the shores of the Lake of Lucerne
for six years. After he transferred his residence to Bayreuth in 1872,
and thus left the "idyll at Tribschen", the manor stood
empty for many years, rented at times during the summer months as
a holiday house.
In 1931, the city of Lucerne acquired the country manor together with
the surrounding park (30,000 m2) from the Am Rhyn family in order
to make it accessible to the public. The museum was established two
years later and since then, an exhibition on Richard Wagner has been
open to visitors on the ground floor. A collection of historic musical
instruments has been on display in the rooms on the first floor since
1943.
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