Wagner museum in Pirna-Graupa: a multimedia exhibition in the hunting lodge plus the Lohengrinhaus, where Wagner worked on his opera "Lohengrin" in 1846.
6. marts 2026 – 17. januar 2027
Exhibition developed together with the Richard Wagner Museum Lucerne, showing almost 200 years of Jewish responses to Wagner and his antisemitism – from rejection to admiration; texts in German and English.
In the summer of 1846, Richard Wagner, then court conductor (Hofkapellmeister) in Dresden, treated himself to a country stay of several weeks in the village of Graupa near the Pillnitz summer palace. He and his wife Minna rented rooms at the Schäfer family farmstead, hiked as far as Saxon Switzerland, and sketched out major parts of his opera "Lohengrin" here.
At the suggestion of Max Gaßmeyer, a Leipzig high school teacher and Wagner admirer, two memorial rooms were set up in the farmhouse in 1907, furnished with mementos from Wagner's own possessions, from the Wagner family, and from his companions. This makes the Lohengrinhaus the oldest authentic Wagner residence still in use as a museum today. After various uses and several renovations – most recently for its 100th anniversary in 2007 – it presents the reconstructed living quarters along with the story of how "Lohengrin" came about and the impact it had.
In 2006 the town of Pirna, which Graupa has been part of since 1998, decided to include the neighboring Baroque hunting lodge as well. The lodge had developed out of an older manor estate in the 18th century and later served as a forestry office and municipal office. After its restoration, an exhibition on Wagner's years in Saxony opened there in January 2013, the year of Wagner's 200th birthday – covering his childhood and education in Leipzig and Dresden up to his flight after the 1849 revolution. A hologram theater, a virtual orchestra pit, and listening stations bring his music to life; a banquet hall hosts concerts, readings, and weddings. In the palace park, a cultural trail links the stations of his life.
| Voksne | 8 € |
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| Nedsat pris | 5 €University students, trainees/apprentices, recipients of unemployment benefit II (Arbeitslosengeld II), Federal Volunteer Service participants, people with severe disabilities |
| Børn og unge | gratisgratis til og med 17 år · According to the website, free admission for children "up to 18 years". |
| Pensionister | –No senior discount listed. |
| Personer med handicap | 5 €ledsager gratis · Reduced for people with severe disabilities; companion with "B" marker admitted free. |
| Studerende og elever | 5 €Reduced for university students and trainees/apprentices. |
| Grupper | –Group guided tour: flat fee of €50 plus admission. |
| Combination ticket with StadtMuseum Pirna | 12 €Reduced €7. |
Tickets at the ticket desk in the hunting lodge. During events, free museum admission with a valid event ticket. Only one discount applies per ticket.
According to the museum, all exhibition areas and the banquet hall are accessible: ramp into the hunting lodge, elevator to the upper floor, accessible restroom; stair lift to the upper floor in the Lohengrinhaus. Braille texts for both exhibitions. Two accessible parking spaces in lot P1.
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 17 år |
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Children's stations marked with a swan, including on historic stage effects; children's quiz and children's book on Elsa and Lohengrin. Family tours and one-hour children's operas according to the events calendar, children's birthday parties with a treasure hunt. Playground and festival meadow by the Remise.
Tschaikowskiplatz
From Dresden, bus line 63 to Pillnitz, where you transfer to line 83; alternatively, S1/S2 to Pirna and from the bus station line G/L. Stop Tschaikowskiplatz in Graupa.
Gratis parkering
Free parking lots P1 above the Jagdschloss (with 2 accessible parking spaces), P2 about 300 m away (also for tour buses) and P3 about 150 m away. Tour buses can drop off guests on Richard-Wagner-Straße.
GPS address: Tschaikowskiplatz 7, 01796 Pirna OT Graupa.
Planlæg ruteMuseum shop with exhibition catalogs.
Op til 180 personer.
Banquet hall on the upper floor of the hunting lodge (concert seating up to 180, conference up to 75, U-shape up to 35 people) with a lounge and catering kitchen; civil weddings with up to 90 guests via the Pirna registry office. Coach house in the palace courtyard for celebrations of up to 35 people (from €450/day); outdoor areas can be added.
Forespørgsel & detaljer| Rundvisninger | ja |
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| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Group tours of the hunting lodge and Lohengrinhaus in German and English by request only, by phone or email; public themed and family tours according to the events calendar. Information panels and listening stations in the Lohengrinhaus in German, English, and Czech. 360-degree virtual tour online. |
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