Jean-Paul-Museum Bayreuth
Municipal literary museum on the life and work of the poet Jean Paul, in the former home of Eva and Houston Stewart Chamberlain in Bayreuth.
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About the museum
The museum goes back to the Bayreuth benefactor Dr. Philipp Hausser. From his youth he had built up an important private collection on Jean Paul: manuscripts, first editions, literature from the poet's circle, portraits and pictorial material. This made it possible for a Jean Paul Museum to be set up in 1980, whose first director was Dr. Manfred Eger. The poet Jean Paul (Johann Paul Friedrich Richter) lived in Bayreuth from 1804 until his death in 1825.
The city of Bayreuth significantly expanded the house in 1994 and has since acquired further valuable manuscripts and documents on the poet's life and work. For the poet's 250th birthday, the museum was redesigned and rebuilt in 2013 under the direction of Dr. Sven Friedrich.
The museum is housed in the former home of Richard Wagner's daughter Eva and her husband Houston Stewart Chamberlain, who helped shape the völkisch (ethnic-nationalist) view of Wagner. That the humane spirit of Jean Paul is at home here today is understood by the museum as a symbolic rescue of his ideals, since Nazi ideology deliberately misunderstood the poet and misused him for its propaganda.
Highlights
- Important private collection on Jean Paul (Hausser-Stiftung)
- Autographs, first editions, portraits and documents
- Redesign for the poet's 250th birthday in 2013
- Combination ticket with the Richard Wagner Museum and Franz-Liszt-Museum
Permanent exhibition
- Dauerausstellung zu Leben und Werk Jean Pauls – Manuscripts, first editions, portraits and documents from the Hausser collection and from later purchases by the city, shown in a new design since 2013.
- Founded
- 1980
- Operated by
- Stadt Bayreuth
- Director
- Dr. Sven Friedrich
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €2 |
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| Reduced | €1Pupils, students, people with severe disabilities |
| Visitors with disabilities | €1People with severe disabilities |
| Students & apprentices | €1Pupils and students |
| Combination ticket for the Richard Wagner Museum, Franz-Liszt-Museum and Jean Paul Museum | €11One admission to each of the three museums, valid for one week from purchase. |
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | No public guided tours of the museum. Group tours can be booked through the Bayreuth Tourist Information and are only possible during opening hours. A thematically fitting option is the city walk "On the Trail of Jean Paul". |
