Staatsgalerie im Neuen Schloss Bayreuth
Branch gallery of the Bavarian State Painting Collections in the Neues Schloss Bayreuth, with more than 80 late Baroque paintings, mainly Dutch.
About the museum
The Neues Schloss (New Palace) in Bayreuth was built from 1753, after a fire had largely destroyed the old town palace. Court architect Joseph Saint-Pierre incorporated older buildings on the Lustgarten into the long, extended new structure; Margravine Wilhelmine shaped the design of many rooms in the Bayreuth Rococo style.
As early as the 18th century, a suite of rooms on the ground floor of the south wing served the margrave and margravine as a picture gallery. After extensive restoration, a branch gallery of the Bavarian State Painting Collections moved in there in August 2007, continuing the courtly collecting culture of the late Baroque.
On display are more than 80 paintings by Dutch and German artists from the late 17th to the 18th century. The focus is on Dutch painting around 1700, with learned history paintings by Gerard de Lairesse, Gerard Hoet and Adriaen van der Werff, as well as still lifes by Rachel Ruysch, Jan van Huysum and Jan Weenix. One cabinet is dedicated to the Munich court painter Peter Jakob Horemans, another room to German landscape painting. The gallery is part of the tour of the Neues Schloss with the margravine's state rooms.
Highlights
- History paintings by Gerard de Lairesse and Gerard Hoet
- Flower still lifes by Rachel Ruysch and Jan van Huysum
- Cabinet of the court painter Peter Jakob Horemans
- Restored picture gallery of the margrave and margravine
- Rococo state rooms on the same tour
Permanent exhibitions
- Spätbarocke Malerei aus den Niederlanden und Deutschland – Around 80 splendidly framed paintings in the historic picture gallery: Dutch history and still-life painting around 1700, works by Peter Jakob Horemans and German landscapes of the 18th century.
- Founded
- 2007
- Operated by
- Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen (Galerie) und Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung (Schloss)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €7 |
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| Reduced | €6People aged 65 and over, students, people with severe disabilities, volunteer service participants, groups of 15 or more paying visitors, and members of certain art and artists' associations |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children and young people under 18 free, as are students over 18 with a student ID. Children under 14 only when accompanied by adults. |
| Seniors | €6Concession from age 65. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €6companion free · Reduced admission for people with severe disabilities; a companion is admitted free if the need for a companion is entered on the ID. |
| Students & apprentices | €6Reduced admission for students; students of art, art history and art studies are admitted free. |
| Groups (15+ people) | €6 per personReduced admission for groups of 15 or more paying visitors. |
| Families | –No separate family ticket; children and young people under 18 have free admission. |
| Combination ticket Neues Schloss + Margravial Opera House | €15Reduced €13. |
| Combined ticket "Wilhelmine's World" (Die Welt der Wilhelmine) | €21Reduced €19; valid for all Bayreuth sites of the Bavarian Palace Administration. |
| Guided tour of the state rooms (surcharge) | €3In addition to admission. |
The Staatsgalerie is included in the admission for the Neues Schloss. Free admission for, among others, ICOM/ICOMOS members and holders of the Bavarian volunteer card (Bayerische Ehrenamtskarte). Proof of eligibility for concessions must be presented in the original on site.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Level, paved paths from the courtyard to the main entrance; all main areas are accessible without steps by elevator (cabin 140 × 100 cm, door 89 cm). Doors at least 80 cm wide, a few thresholds of 3–5 cm (staff will help). Accessible restroom on the second floor. Folding stools and wheelchairs can be borrowed at the ticket desk, seating available. No tactile guidance system and no induction loop; written information for visitors with hearing impairments.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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Children and young people under 18 have free admission; children under 14 only when accompanied by adults.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Sternplatz
From Bayreuth Hauptbahnhof (main station) take bus 314 toward Sternplatz.
By car
No on-site parking at the museum.
No visitor parking of its own; parking garages and lots in the city center (overview from the City of Bayreuth). Accessible parking spaces on Ludwigstraße/Residenzplatz opposite the main entrance, on Glasenappweg, Wölfelstraße and Münzgasse.
- Accessible parking
Amenities & dining
- Café: not available
- Restaurant: not available
- Museum shop
- Wi-Fi
No food service in the palace. Museum shop (KulturGut). Free Wi-Fi in the entrance area. Dogs and other animals are not allowed in the building.
Events & venue rental
As far as we know, the museum does not rent out spaces for external events.
No event spaces are rented out in the Neues Schloss.
Inquiries & detailsPlan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| Audio guide | no |
| Good to know | The Staatsgalerie and state rooms can be visited without a guide; tour texts in eight languages. Guided tour of the state rooms April through December Fri–Sun at 11:00 (60 min., max. 25 people, registration recommended at 0921 75969-21). The Italienisches Schlösschen (Italian Pavilion) can only be visited on a guided tour (about 30 min.). |
