Object information:

Responsible administrative office

Schloss- und Gartenverwaltung
Bayreuth-Eremitage
Ludwigstraße 21
95444 Bayreuth
(09 21) 7 59 69-0
Fax (09 21) 7 59 69-15
sgvbayreuth@
bsv.bayern.de
www.bayreuth-wilhelmine.de

Opening hours

April-September: 9 m-6 pm
October-March: 10 am-4 pm
open daily

Closed on:
1.1., Shrove Tuesday, 24.12., 25.12., 31.12.

Guided tours

There are no regular guided tours of the New Palace (main tract); guided tours of the Italian Palace (in German) every half-hour

Admission charges

5.50 euros regular
4.50 euros reduced

Combination ticket
"Die Welt der Wilhelmine"
(all Bayreuth objects):
12 euros regular
10 euros reduced

Annual season tickets /
14-days-tickets

Accessible for wheelchairs; disabled parking places in front of the New Palace; lift and disabled toilet available; wheelchairs can be hired on request

Shop
www.schloesser-
bayern-shop.de

Archaeological Museum
(Historical Association of Upper Franconia)
tel (09 21) 6 53 07

Bayreuth
www.bahn.de

Bus to "Sternplatz"

Underground car park with costs (P6 municipal hall) or car park "Geißmarkt" in Jean-Paul-Straße (cars and busses)

Overview about all admission charges and opening hours
download (pdf-file)

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New Palace – Bayreuth

After the Old Palace burned down, the new town residence for Margrave Friedrich von Brandenburg-Bayreuth was begun by Joseph Saint-Pierre in 1753. Margravine Wilhelmine had considerable influence on its final form, designing some of the rooms herself, including the Cabinet of Fragmented Mirrors and the Old Music Room with its pastel portraits of singers, actors and dancers.

Palm Room
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The Palm Room with its outstanding walnut panelling is a typical example of the Rococo style in Bayreuth.

On the ground floor of the New Palace today is the museum "Margravine Wilhelmine's Bayreuth" and the museum "Bayreuth Faience – Rummel Collection" with outstanding items from the Bayreuth Manufactory. The collection covers the whole period of production from its beginnings until 1788.

The Gallery Rooms (Branch of the Bavarian State Galleries) contain Dutch and German paintings from the 18th century.

The rooms of the small but remarkable Italian Palace are an impressive example of the "Bayreuth rococo" style in its later manifestation with the flower tendrils, trellis rooms and grottos that were its typical features.

Bayreuth Court Garden

Further information you will find on
www.bayreuth-wilhelmine.de

Live pictures of the New Palace:
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