Richard Wagner Museum Tours and Tickets

Tickets for the Richard Wagner Museum in Lucerne cost 12 francs for adults, 5 francs for young people aged 10–16, and kids under 10 enter for free. Entry is also included with some sightseeing passes, such as the Swiss Travel Pass, the Lucerne Museumspass, and the Swiss Museumspass.

Yes, Richard Wagner’s country villa in Tribschen near Lake Lucerne was his home for around six years. In it, he composed several important pieces of music, such as the Siegfried Idyll, and hosted the likes of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Today, this villa is the Richard Wagner Museum.

Richard Wagner is buried in his Wahnfried home in Bayreuth, Germany, where he lived after leaving Tribschen until his death. Just like the Tribschen villa near Lucerne, his home in Bayreuth has also become a Richard Wagner Museum, offering exhibitions, guided tours, and even chamber music concerts.

You can buy tickets for the Richard Wagner Museum in Lucerne at the door. Audio guides are included with all tickets and are available in English, German, Italian, Spanish, and French—bring your own headphones if you’d like to listen to the guide. Discounts are available for groups of 10 people or more, Swiss pensioners with an AHV pass, and students.

Children under 10 can enter the Richard Wagner Museum for free, run around the lawned grounds, and enjoy snacks and drinks at the on-site Summer Café. There’s also a playground on the lakefront next to the museum. However, the museum itself doesn’t offer much to engage younger kids.

Beyond the photographs, paintings, letters, and original manuscripts that are on display at Lucerne’s Richard Wagner Museum, the composer’s Érard grand piano is a standout highlight. There’s also a rare portable organ along with other historical instruments, and memorabilia such as Wagner’s clothes and furniture.