Bayreuth

Bayreuther Katakomben

Steep steps lead down into the underground, labyrinthine rock cellars, which are said to have been carved into the sandstone between the 15th and 19th centuries. They were once used to store beer, among other things, but today you can visit a panopticon of the town's history, craft traditions, brewery history and oddities.

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Bayreuther Katakomben
Kulmbacher Straße 60
95444 Bayreuth
Telefon +49 (0) 9 21/ 401-234
katakomben@bayreuther-bierbrauerei.de
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Deutsches Freimaurer-Museum

The German Freemasonry Museum is the only special museum in Germany that deals with the cultural heritage of Freemasonry in Germany. It houses one of the largest collections of Masonic cultural assets in the world and conveys to visitors the history and essence of Freemasonry from its origins to the present day. Thanks to its Masonic library, the largest in the German-speaking world with over 16,000 volumes, and its archive, the museum has also become a scientific study center.

Deutsches Freimaurer-Museum
Im Hofgarten 1
95444 Bayreuth
Telefon +49 (0) 9 21/ 6 98 24
museum.bayreuth@freimaurer.org
www.freimaurermuseum.de

Franz-Liszt-Museum

The museum is close to the Wahnfried house, the house in which Richard Wagner used to live, and it shows a completion of the documentation of the most important era in the musical scenery of Bayreuth. The exhibition orients itself on the life and work of Franz Liszts whose music accompanies the visitors in the museum.

Franz-Liszt-Museum
Wahnfriedstraße 9
95444 Bayreuth
Telefon +49 (0) 9 21/ 51 66 48 8
franz-liszt-museum@stadt.bayreuth.de
www.bayreuth-tourismus.de

Historisches Museum

The Historical Museum Bayreuth in the Old Latin School at the church square offers the visitor a wealth of interesting information about the history of Bayreuth. 34 exhibition rooms with 1,200 square meters on three levels deal in detail with all essential aspects of Bayreuth's urban development - from the economy to culture to major politics.

Historisches Museum
Kirchplatz 6
95444 Bayreuth
Telefon +49 (0) 921/ 76 40-111
historischesmuseum@bayreuth.de
www.bayreuth-tourismus.de

Jean-Paul-Museum

The museum, located in a former dwelling of Richard Wagner's daughter Eva, deals with the poet Jean Paul who lived in Bayreuth from 1804 until his death in 1825. The basis of the museum was provided by Dr. Philipp Hausser who gathered the most important private collection about the life and work of the poet.

Jean-Paul-Museum
Wahnfriedstraße 1
95444 Bayreuth
Telefon  +49 (0) 9 21/ 50 71 444
jean-paul-museum@stadt.bayreuth.de
www.bayreuth-tourismus.de

Kunstmuseum

The museum in Bayreuth's old town hall accommodates different trusts and collections which concentrate on print grafical works of the 20th century. Temporary exhibits present comprehensive inventories of different topics.

Kunstmuseum
Altes Rathaus, Maximilianstraße 33
95444 Bayreuth
Telefon +49 (0) 9 21/ 7 64 53-10
verwaltung@kunstmuseum-bayreuth.de
www.kunstmuseum-bayreuth.de

Maisel's Bier-Erlebniswelt

According to the Guinessbook of records "the most comprehensive beer museum of the world". It is located in the historical head office of the brewery Brothers Maisel. It is built in brick-lined style of the period of promoterism. Next to the completely conserved brewery with its historical brewing machine at original places also collections of rare enamle signs, beer glases and beer coasters belong to the living museum.

Maisel's Bier-Erlebniswelt
Andreas-Maisel-Weg 1
95444 Bayreuth
Telefon +49 (0) 921 401-234
Telefax +49 (0) 921 401-233
erleben@maiselandfriends.com
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Richard Wagner Museum

After five years of construction the Wahnfried House, Richard Wagner's home in Bayreuth, as well as the Richard Wagner Museum are accessible to the public again. On 26th July 2015 the Richard Wagner Stiftung as well as the city of Bayreuth opened their new and most important museum. The Wahnfried House and the museum present themselves with an extension building and three thematically different permanent exhibitions.

Richard Wagner Museum
Richard-Wagner-Straße 48
95444 Bayreuth
Telefon +49 (0) 921/ 75 72 816
info@wagnermuseum.de
www.wagnermuseum.de

Urwelt-Museum Oberfranken

The museum illustrates the geological history of Upper Franconia, particularly the history of life (palaeontology), the bedrock (geology) and the diversity of minerals (mineralogy). In the primeval world museum children as well as adults can playfully deal with the geological history of Upper Franconia at different stations.

Urwelt-Museum Oberfranken
Kanzleistraße 1
95444 Bayreuth
Telefon +49 (0) 921/ 51 12 11
verwaltung@urwelt-museum.de
www.urwelt-museum.de