Object description:
Garden Museum Fantaisie Palace – Eckersdorf/Donndorf near Bayreuth
Fantaisie Palace was begun in 1761 and completed after 1763 by Duchess Elisabeth Friederike Sophie von Württemberg, daughter of the Bayreuth Margrave Friedrich and his wife Wilhelmine.
The attractive palace park combines elements from three main style epochs: Rococo, Sensibility and Historicism.
Spindler Cabinet
The palace is the location of the first garden museum in Germany, with exhibits, displays and videos vividly recreating the history of garden design.
Among the highlights is the copy of the famous inlaid cabinet by the Spindler brothers.
Further information and tips for visitors can be found at
www.gartenkunst-museum.de
The following rooms are available for your events:
Vestibül (vestibule)
The vestibule is suitable for all kinds of receptions, banquets and concerts up to 50 persons.
Weißer Saal (White Hall)
The White Hall is suitable for concerts and lectures up to 100 persons.
Gartenpavillon (garden pavilion)
The garden pavilion is suitable for exhibitions and civil weddings up to 60 persons.
Address
Bayreuther Straße 2
95488 Eckersdorf/Donndorf
0921 731400-11
www.gartenkunst-museum.de
Information for visitors/ COVID-19
Fantaisie Palace is open to the public, but the number of visitors is limited and groups are not allowed. People can go around on their own; guided tours are currently not available.
Further information at
www.gartenkunst-museum.de
Opening hours
April-September:
9 am-6 pm
1-15 October: 10 am-4 pm
closed Mondays
(except: Easter Monday, 1 May, Whit Monday, 3 October)
closed 16 October-March
Waterworks
May-October 9 am-6 pm every hour on the hour
Further information
Service (leaflets, photo/film, links …)
The museum is accessible for wheelchair users; there is a lift to the first floor.
The park is only accessible in parts because of steep paths.
Café Schloss Fantaisie
0921 7563313
www.facebook.com/ CafeSchlossFantaisie
Bayreuth
www.bahn.com
Bus to "Donndorf Hotel Fantaisie"
Car park available; bus parking spaces only near the town hall
Responsible administrative office
Schloss- und Gartenverwaltung
Bayreuth-Eremitage
Ludwigstraße 21
95444 Bayreuth
0921 75969-0
Fax 0921 75969-15
sgvbayreuth@ bsv.bayern.de
www.bayreuth-wilhelmine.de
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